A single ship departed Ukrainian ports today and only two departed yesterday as inspections of vessels carrying agricultural products were halted, according to the United Nations. No ships were inspected yesterday, UN data show. The entities involved needed to agree on operational priorities, Reuters reported.

Some 27.6 million metric tons of agricultural products have left Ukraine's ports since the Black Sea Grain Initiative — the deal that keeps grain flowing out of the war-torn country — began in early April, United Nations data show. Inspections have stalled in the past as Western countries have accused Russia of intentionally slowing inspections to curb shipments. Ukraine has been under attack by Russian forces since February 2022.

U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the U.N. was calling on all parties to keep ships moving in the interest of global food security, Reuters reported. Andrey Sizov, author of the Sizov Report, which covers agricultural markets including news from Black Sea markets, said this was the second time inspections had been halted so far this month.

Dry weather is expected on a large expanse of land from New Mexico to Kansas and Nebraska in the east to northern Michigan, according to the National Weather Service. Winds in western Kansas will be sustained by 25 to 35 miles per hour today, along with gusts of up to 50 miles per hour, the NWS said in a report this morning.

Source: Agrolink