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Russia’s full-scale invasion affected every part in Ukraine’s state machine. Export — one of the most important drives of the Ukrainian economy — was under threat of destruction. Everyone suffered losses – farmers, shippers and buyers, but Ukraine withstood and continues to accept the challenges of wartime, despite the enemy’s efforts to destroy, in particular, its grain industry, from seaports to elevators.

Since the start of the “Grain Initiative”, freight rates on the Danube have fluctuated at the level of €30 per ton.

Analysts have estimated that the export of corn from Ukraine in the 2022/23 marketing year will amount to 23 million tons.

In total, Ukrainian farmers received 31,000 sleeves for grain storage from FAO.

During the last week, freight rates from ports in Azov-Black Sea have decreased.

SE “Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Sea Trade Port” won the court case against FOP “Zadorozhnyi M.P.” The port has terminated lease contracts for special equipment and will return its property.

In December 2022, Kernel Agroholding purchased a sunflower oil transshipment terminal in the Pivdennyi port for $19.8 million.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia suggested that the government introduce a coastal “adjacent zone” regime in the Gulf of Finland, which could limit access to the water area for russian vessels.

Bangladesh accused russia of deliberate delivery of cargo for NPPs on a restricted vessel.

Due to the price limit for russian oil, russian federation loses $ 40 on each barrel of raw materials.

The UN World Food Program will increase cooperation with Ukraine in 2023.

The European Business Association (EBA) calls on the UN and Turkey to increase the number of inspections of ships with Ukrainian food.

The Ukrainian ice-class research vessel “Noosfera” with a joint Polish-Ukrainian expedition on board reached the shores of Antarctica.

There are 11 enemy ships on combat duty in the Black Sea, including 3 Kalibr cruise missile carriers.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the destruction of an enemy boat today, January 23.

During the past year, the volume of cargo transportation between Ukraine and Poland increased by more than a third.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that in order to guarantee food security and defeat hunger, it is necessary to stop the aggressions that disrupt the food market.

In November, oil exports from Iran increased to about 1.3 million barrels per day, and in December they reached almost the largest volumes in the last four years.