Ukraine exported 8 million tons of food.
grain to the countries of Africa and Asia. This was emphasized by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi in an evening video message on October 16.
According to him, since July, Ukraine has exported almost 8 million tons of food by sea.
“And although our export capabilities are still far from complete, we were still able to export almost 8 million tons of food by sea. This is more than 300 ships, 60% of this volume was sent to Africa and Asia. This is the global mission of the gas country. And thanks to the Ukrainian supply entire regions of the world maintain social and political security,” the president noted.
Zelensky thanked farmers, defenders, transporters and government officials for their work in this direction.
“We must do everything to ensure that Ukrainian grain exports continue to expand, and this means jobs, export revenues and funds for our people to carry out next year's sowing. But for the whole world, one of the key guarantees of stability is how Ukraine helps to maintain normal life in in the world, this only strengthens the reputation of our state and makes it easier for us to create new connections in various regions,” Zelenskyy added.
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