A cargo of 7,000 tons of wheat from Ukraine began to be unloaded at the Port of Tripoli on Feb. 28, 2022. (Credit: Photo illustration by ANI)
BEIRUT – A cargo of 7,000 tons of wheat from Ukraine began to be unloaded at the Port of Tripoli, North Lebanon, on Feb. 28, reports the state-run National News Agency.
Here’s what we know:
• Tripoli port director Ahmad Tamer said the cargo came from the Ukrainian port of Mariupol, and said that an additional shipment of 11,000 tons, from another port in Ukraine, is expected to arrive next Thursday.
• Tamer also disclosed that the ships left Ukrainian ports shortly before the start of the Russian invasion.
• Concerns have been expressed in recent days about the supply of wheat and the consequences of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Lebanon, as the country relies on Ukraine, Russia and Romania for a large portion of its grain imports.