Turkey

Turkish Grain Agency TMO purchased 255 thousand tons of feed barley, giving preference to suppliers from the Russian Federation and Romania.

The “Kapitan Mironov” vessel (IMO:9077563), which stole grain from ports in the temporarily occupied territories, was sent for scrapping to Turkey. This was reported by Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist for the SeaKrime project of the Peacemaker Center. According to her, the dry cargo ship Kapitan Mironov, built in 1995, was scrapped in the Turkish port…

The reduction in duty rates could strengthen the position of Russian suppliers in the Turkish market.

The Irkutsk vessel (IMO:9419084) loaded over 7,200 tons of Ukrainian grain in temporarily occupied Berdyansk.

The government is also submitting a similar agreement for ratification, but with the United Arab Emirates.

This creates a risk of maintaining fuel supplies from Russia to the EU via Turkish routes even after 2027.

In the first six months of 2025, exports of agri-food products from Ukraine reached $11.3 billion — 9% less than last year.

The quota for 500 thousand tons of duty-free corn imports contributed to the increase in prices on the CIF Marmara basis, even despite the limited validity period – until July 31.

Starting next month, Turkey will increase the cost of passage for ships through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits.

New routes for diesel imports via Turkish and Georgian ports have re-emerged on the Ukrainian market amid price competition.