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First Ukraine grain cargo refused by buyer: Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon

The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos, near Istanbul, Turkey Aug. 3, 2022. (Credit: Mehmet Emin Caliskan/Reuters)

ISTANBUL — The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under a UN-brokered deal, is looking for another port to unload its grain cargo as the initial Lebanese buyer refused delivery, citing a more than five-month delay, the Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon said on Monday.

"According to the information provided by the shipper of the Ukrainian grain aboard the Razoni, the buyer in Lebanon refused to accept the cargo due to delays in delivery terms," the embassy said in a Facebook post.

"So the shipper is now looking for another consignee to offload his cargo either in Lebanon/Tripoli or any other country/port."

The Razoni left Odesa last week carrying 26,527 tons of corn. The ship was scheduled to arrive in Lebanon on Sunday but it changed its destination to Turkey's Mersin port and is currently at anchor off Turkey's southern coast, according to Refinitiv ship tracker data.

The UN and Turkey brokered the agreement last month after warnings that the halt in Ukrainian grain shipments caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine could lead to severe food shortages and even outbreaks of famine in parts of the world.

So far, around 243,000 tons of corn have been exported from Ukraine on seven ships since the first departure on Aug. 1, according to a Reuters tally of data from Turkey's defense ministry.

(Reporting by Natalia Zinets Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Aurora Ellis)


ISTANBUL — The Razoni, the first ship to
depart Ukraine under a UN-brokered deal, is looking for
another port to unload its grain cargo as the initial Lebanese
buyer refused delivery, citing a more than five-month delay, the Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon said on Monday.
"According to the information provided by the shipper of the
Ukrainian grain aboard the...