Kyiv, Four ships carrying Ukrainian food sailed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports today as part of a deal to unblock the country’s sea exports, Ukrainian and Turkish officials said.

The four bulk carriers were loaded with almost 170,000 tonnes of corn and other food, Ukraine’s sea ports authority said on Facebook.

The resumption of grain exports is being overseen by a Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in Istanbul where Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and UN personnel are working.

The United Nations and Turkey brokered the deal last month. The UN had warned of possible outbreaks of famine in parts of the world due to a halt in grain shipments from Ukraine that squeezed supplies and sent prices soaring.

Source: Oman News Agency