A state of emergency has been introduced in the Rostov region due to the shutdown of ports

In the Rostov region, a state of emergency was introduced on the evening of August 28 due to disruptions in the operation of ports.

This was reported by the governor of the region, Yuriy Slyusar, writes Radio Svoboda.

The measure is due to the region’s overloading with agricultural products, which cannot be exported by sea due to attacks by Ukrainian drones on cargo ships.

Slyusar’s order states that the emergency situation arose due to the suspension of port operations and disruptions in cargo shipping in the Azov-Black Sea basin. Since July 10, the export of agricultural products from the region has been stopped.

“The accumulation of significant volumes of agricultural products by commodity producers,” the governor noted, “can lead to disruptions in people’s living conditions and significant material losses.”

On August 17, Mikhail Maryshev, the head of the committee on the agro-industrial complex of the Rostov branch of the “Support of Russia” party, spoke about problems with the sale of grain.

According to him, grain exports have now been completely halted, and local farmers cannot not only sell grain, but also store it.

“They cannot even put grain in elevators in anticipation of more favorable conditions. Some storage facilities are not working for objective reasons, others are packed to the brim, since the grain is not being sold — there is no export right now,” said Maryshev.

He added that against the backdrop of this year’s record harvest and the increase in the cost of grain to 14-17 rubles per kilogram, farmers will not be able to sell it at a profit.

“It will be a success if they break even, sell at cost,” Maryshev summed up.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Rostov Region has been tasked with eliminating the emergency. However, the same order states that for now the main measures will consist of “continuous monitoring and forecasting of the situation, collection and analysis of information.”