[theold]

"Alternative routes have become surprisingly well established, but they are of course much more expensive than shipments across the Black Sea. Transport on the Danube, on trucks, or on rail are increasing, and we want to increase them further still with the help of the European Union. But the prices are higher, and the export routes longer."

Grain production is one of Ukraine's main industries, with exports totaling $12.2 billion (€11.6 billion) in 2021 and accounting for nearly a fifth of the country's exports.

Before the war, Ukraine exported 98% of its cereals and oilseed via the Black Sea, at a rate of up to six million metric tons per month.


https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-german-min...a-62095652

[Migrant]

Russia is not stopping the grain export. 
Ukraine planted the sea mines so its up to them to clear them.

[singlon]

Germany needs to save herself from the present madness.
Her people needs foods and to import those she must prevent being
deindustrialise. This is not new to her. It happened b4 during the war yrs and after

[singlon]

foods

[simpleman]

Russia is not stopping the grain export. 
Ukraine planted the sea mines so its up to them to clear them.

Spot on

And Ukraine mined the sea fearing a possible Russian amphibious assault on Odessa