Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon: The first Ukraine grain cargo refused by buyer
August 9, 2022, 8:36 am

Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon: The first Ukraine grain cargo refused by buyer

First Ukrainian cargo ship is waiting to unload its grain as it was refused by buyer in Lebanon - Photo. President Volodymyr Zelensky official Facebook account

Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon said on Monday (August 8) that the Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under an UN-brokered deal, is looking for another port to unload its grain cargo as the initial Lebanese buyer refused delivery citing a more than five-month delay.

The embassy said in a Facebook post: “According to the information provided by the shipper of the Ukrainian grain aboard the Razoni, the buyer in Lebanon refused to accept the cargo due to delays in delivery terms.”

“So the shipper is now looking for another consignee to offload his cargo either in Lebanon/Tripoli or any other country/port,” the embassy added.

The Razoni left Odesa last week carrying 26,527 tons of corn. The ship was scheduled to arrive in Lebanon on Sunday (August 7) but it changed its destination to Turkey’s Mersin port and is currently at anchor off Turkey’s southern coast, according to Refinitiv ship tracker data, the al-Arabiya Enflish reported, citing Reuters.

The United Nations and Turkey brokered the agreement last month after warnings the halt in Ukrainian 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.

So far, around 243,000 tons of corn has been exported from Ukraine on seven ships since the first departure on Aug. 1, according to a Reuters tally of data from Turkey’s defense ministry.

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On July 29, Ukrainian President expressed his country readiness to export grain. “We are waiting for signals from our partners to start transport”, a statement on Facebook said.

“It is important for us to remain a guarantor of global food security. While someone, blocking the Black Sea, takes lives in other countries, we allow them to survive.”

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