US to buy Ukraine grain, as ship traffic increases

The Lebanese-flagged bulk carrier Brave Commander leaves the sea port of Pivdennyi with wheat for Ethiopia after restarting grain export, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Yuzhne, Odesa region, Ukraine August 16, 2022. (Photo: Reuters) — The Lebanese-flagged bulk carrier Brave Commander leaves the sea port of Pivdennyi with wheat for Ethiopia after restarting grain export, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Yuzhne, Odesa region, Ukraine August 16, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)

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4 min read . Updated: 17 Aug 2022, 06:36 PM IST William Mauldin, The Wall Street Journal

Aid agency will spend more than $68 million to buy and ship up to 150,000 metric tons of Ukrainian wheat for World Food Program

The U.S. Agency for International Development is spending more than $68 million to purchase and ship Ukrainian grain in the largest such export deal since Russia’s invasion this year and the start of a July agreement to allow for renewed shipments from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.