(Finance) – Grain harvest in Ukraine at risk. “In less than 3 months 20-25 million tons of grain have to leave Ukraine. Another 50 million tons of grain are expected for the next harvest, but there is only room to accommodate 50% of this amount.” This is the warning launched by EU Commissioner for Transport, Adina Valean, to the ministers of agriculture meeting today in Brussels.
“Freeing up storage capacity is the immediate priority in Ukraine but also in the EU – he explained Valean -. The grain export target to be achieved is a minimum of 3 million tons per month, ideally 4, to ensure enough space for the next harvest. ”
The commissioner presented to the ministers theupdate of the EU strategy to facilitate the export of cereals from Ukraine through special green corridors. “Before the war, Ukraine exported up to 5 million tons of wheat per month through the ports of the Black Sea. This now – Valean said – must be redirected to railways, roads and inland waterways, and then to the ports of the ‘EU for further exports to world markets “.