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The Croatian port of Rijeka could transport grain from the Adriatic coast to the world market. Getty Images |
The agricultural goods are to be shipped to Croatia via the
Danube River and would be subsequently transported by rail to the Adriatic
Coast, it said.
The amount of grain that could be exported this way was not
disclosed.
By using this transport system, Ukraine wants to circumvent
a blockade by Russia in the Black Sea.
This followed Moscow’s mid-July cancellation of a grain
export agreement that had been negotiated by the United Nations and Turkey.
Kiev is trying to increase exports by land via the European
Union, but several neighbouring countries such as Poland are also obstructing
this transport route.
Many farmers in the EU feared a drop in prices if Ukrainian
grain reached the market. NAN