Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, harvested more than 2 million tonnes of grain before it underwent drying and cleaning – its biggest harvest since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the local agriculture ministry said today.
It is Crimea’s biggest harvest since Soviet times, when the harvest reached 2.2 million tons of grain in 1989, the ministry said, adding that farmers have already collected grain from 95 percent of the harvest area.
Ukraine has accused Russia of stealing grain from territories Moscow has seized since it sent its army into the country on February 24 and exporting some of it from Crimea. Moscow denies any such action.
Ukraine, a major grain exporter, has been unable to ship its goods abroad via the Black Sea due to a Russian blockade of its ports since February 24. The two countries signed agreements in Istanbul in July aimed at resuming shipments to avoid a global food crisis. The first ship carrying grain left today from the Ukrainian port of Odessa.
Source: RES-MPE
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