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Ukraine now exports almost as much grain as it did before the Russian invasion, AFP reports, citing a representative of the US State Department.

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Before the Russian invasion on February 24, Ukraine was exporting about 5 million tons a month.

The outbreak of war brought agricultural exports to a halt and raised fears of a global food crisis.

Turkey: Two more grain ships departed from Ukrainian ports

After the July 22 signing of an agreement between Kyiv and Moscow under the auspices of the United Nations and Turkey, some 33 ships loaded with grain departed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports with a total of about 720,000 tons on board.

Another initiative, under the auspices of the EU, allowed for the transportation of about 3 million tons of grain by freight trains, according to the US State Department.

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