It is important for the Ukrainian agricultural sector to fully export by sea routes. The first ship with Ukrainian corn that left the Odesa port was a good start.

"Ukraine has proved that it abides by its obligations. After the signing of the Istanbul Agreement, the first ship with 24,000 tons of corn has already passed through the "green corridor". It was a good start. Another 16 ships, which could not go through the sea with the start of full-scale hostilities, are waiting for their turn. We plan to move through the "green corridor", but then everything depends on our partners, in particular Turkey. As soon as they report that they are ready to accept new cargoes of Ukrainian agricultural products, the ships will leave," said Denys Marchuk, the UAC Deputy Chairman during a briefing in Ukrinform.

In Ukraine, have already received the harvest from 30% of the planned areas, which is 12 million tons of grain, but the country still has significant transitional residues. "During this marketing year, it will be necessary to export 50 million tons. If the export does not fully work, then it will be necessary to ship the specified amount by alternative routes for three years," added the UAC Deputy Chairman.

According to him, there is currently an initiative to open other seaports, in particular in Mykolaiv region.

Regarding grain storage, Denys Marchuk noted: "We lost part of the elevators during the full-scale war. Taking into account the need to preserve both the remains and the new harvest, the UAC from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy initiated the maximum involvement of alternative preservation mechanisms. As a result, taxation was abolished for alternative storage systems, in particular, polymer sleeves. After all, we expect a harvest at the level of 55-60 million tons of grain and oilseeds with domestic consumption of 20 million tons."