Black Sea freight corridor under threat as Russia issues go-slow

Gregor Heard
Updated June 2 2023 - 2:05pm, first published 2:00pm
Grain exports out of the Black Sea have stopped to a crawl due to a Russian go-slow on registrations and inspections of ships. File photo.
Grain exports out of the Black Sea have stopped to a crawl due to a Russian go-slow on registrations and inspections of ships. File photo.

UKRAINIAN agricultural officials have claimed the critical Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has allowed Ukrainian grain to be exported via the Black Sea during the conflict with Russia, is currently operationally dead in the water.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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