In fact, 17% of shipments (by ton) so far are earmarked for five African nations – Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan. They total 399,531 metric tons.
Instead, let’s look at the actual shipments listed on the Joint Coordinating Center’s website and compare them to Putin’s words, as reported by Reuters.“Almost all the grain exported from Ukraine is sent not to the poorest developing countries, but to European Union countries.”The Joint Center reports shipments with destinations in 22 countries and the amount of grain in metric tons.
In fact, 61% of the 2.3 million metric tons in outbound voyages through September 8 was destined for 13 developing countries . Excluding the two biggest developing countries – China and Turkey – 35% of the grain so far is for developing countries. That is more than the 32% of grain, again measured by the ton, going to eight European countries listed in the data. “If you exclude Turkey as an intermediary, then practically all the grain exported from Ukraine has been shipped not to the developing and poorest countries, but to the countries of European Union."In fact, the 32% going to European countries already excludes Turkey, a developing country that is primarily in Asia. So, most of the grain is not going to Europe.
In fact, 17% of shipments so far are earmarked for five African nations – Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan. They total 399,531 metric tons.As noted above, developing countries are the destination for 61% of the tonnage so far. That figure includes Turkey and China, both on the wealthier end of the developing country scale.
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