LeGrand: Future of Ukraine, Russia export deal uncertain, but results are encouraging

LeGrand: Future of Ukraine, Russia export deal uncertain, but results are encouraging

The head of the U.S. Grains Council says it’s too early to call the grain export agreement between Ukraine and Russia a success.

“I had a lot of doubts at the start that it would hold in the first place.”

President and CEO Ryan LeGrand tells Brownfield there’s been a significant increase in corn exports through three Black Sea ports. “When they were doing just the rain and barges through neighboring barges when the seaports were shut off, I think they only able to get about 20 percent of their typical exports out. 

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