Ukraine’s grain export situation worsening by the day, says agriculture minister

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s new agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi on Saturday mentioned Ukraine’s capability to export grains was getting worse by the day and would solely enhance if the struggle with Russia ends.

Talking in a televised briefing, Solskyi mentioned Ukraine, one of many world’s prime grain producers, would usually be exporting 4-5 million tonnes of grain monthly – a quantity that has fallen to just some hundred-thousand tonnes.

“The impression (on world markets) is direct, dramatic and enormous. And it continues. Every single day the state of affairs will develop into increasingly more troublesome,” he mentioned.

(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; enhancing by Barbara Lewis)