Egypt to receive 11K tons of corn from Ukraine’s Odesa: JCC

CAIRO – 29 August 2022: Egypt will receive 11,000 tons of corn from Ukraine’s Odesa, announced the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), which was tasked to coordinate the movement of the Ukrainian grain in a safe maritime corridor under the Black Sea Deal between the UN, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine.

Vessel “Ash Baltic” which is en route to Egypt’s Dekhela Port is one of three vessels that were authorized on Monday with a total of 70,000 tons of grains, the JCC added.

The second Bulk Carrier “Karteria” is loaded with 37,000 metric tons of wheat and is scheduled to head for Türkiye, where wheat would be milled and then loaded on a new ship to head for Yemen.

The second shipment was purchased by the World Food Program (WFP) for Yemeni people who suffer from famine in several parts.

The third ship is “Peace M”, which was “due to sail from Odesa to Constanta, Romania, with 24,485 tons of corn,” the JCC added.

About 1.25 million metric tons of grains have now been shipped since the beginning od the UN-led initiative on August 1.