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The agreement signed by Russia and Ukraine on grain stuck in ports represents a source of relief for all those heavily dependent countries from the crucial raw material and already in great pain due to non-deliveries, in particular due to the skyrocketing price of bread
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While there are still “crucial details” to define, the stated goal is to return to export quantities before the conflict, or 5 million tons per month
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At the top of the ranking of countries that draw on the Ukrainian granary, there is Egyptwhich buys 3.62 million tons a year, while the second place goes to Indonesiawith 3.22 million tons per year
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Equally dependent on grain imports from Ukraine are the Bangladeshwith 2.3 million tons, the Turkey at 1.19 while lo Yemen buys 1.06 million and Philippines 1.02
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For a wide swath of North African states, Ukrainian cereal is just as vital, including Morocco (0.88 million), Tunisia (0.76) e Libya (0.76)
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Beyond the absolute quantities of the Ukrainian grain exportedthe percentages that this represents in the total purchase of raw materials from other countries must be taken into account
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In terms of the percentage of Ukrainian wheat, the ranking changes significantly. According to UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) sources, the Moldova is by far the most dependent country, with the 91.8% of its supplies from Kiev
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Moldova is followed by the Lebanon (81.2%). In third place is the Qatarwith 64%, followed by Tunisia (49.3%), Libya (48.3%), Pakistan (47.9%), Indonesia (28.7%), Malaysia (26.2%), Egypt (25.6%) e Bangladesh (25.2%)
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Finally, according to sources Unctad / Statista, also the Somalia buys 60% of the wheat imported from Ukraine, the Laos about 25%, the Senegal 17%, the Democratic Republic of Congo 15% while Sudan and Tanzania they buy a minimum percentage, around 5%
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A source in Ankara, quoted by Tass, would have confirmed that the three ships loaded with grain may set sail today one by one from the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk, a Ukrainian port city on the outskirts of Odessa, but their route has not been revealed
Source-tg24.sky.it