# Ukraine unable to sell 61 mln tons of grain due to port shutdowns — lawmaker

https://mins.news/en/item/27137

- TASS, 2026-08-20 09:27 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175517

> Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada member Anna Skorokhod says the suspension of seaport operations has put 61 million tons of grain at risk of being sold abroad. About 90% of grain had been exported by sea, while land corridors and European transit routes could handle no more than 24 million tons, hurting foreign-currency earnings, tax revenue and the economy.

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