Ukraine managed to export around 8 million tons of grain by sea

Ukraine has managed to transport around 8 million tons of
foodstuffs aboard 300 ships by now, Ukrainian President Vladimir
Zelensky said on Sunday, Trend reports citing UKRINFORM.

“Although our export potential is far from being exhausted, we
still managed to export almost 8 million tons of foodstuffs by sea,
aboard almost 300 vessels,” the president said in a video address
posted in his Telegram channel.

According to Zelensky, 60% of this cargo was delivered to
countries in Africa and Asia.

According to the Joint Coordination Center for grain deliveries,
the number of ships that left Ukrainian Black Sea ports as part of
the grain transportation deal stands at 345 as of October 16. They
transported almost 7.7 million tons of cargo.