Two More Grain Ships Sail From Ukraine as Third Port Opens

Two More Grain Ships Sail From Ukraine as Third Port Opens
The Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Arizona in the sea port of Pivdennyi near the town of Yuzhne, Ukraine, on Aug. 8, 2022. Press service of the Ministry of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority/Handout via Reuters
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ISTANBUL—Two more ships, carrying corn and soybeans, departed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Monday, Turkey and Ukraine said, taking the total to ten since the first ship sailed last week under a deal with Russia to unblock Ukrainian grain exports.

The United Nations and Turkey brokered the agreement last month after warnings the halt in grain shipments caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead to severe food shortages and even outbreaks of famine in parts of the world.