Ukrainian grain shipments drop as officials blame Russia for inspection backlog

Photo caption: A crew member of Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Valsamitis watches the loading of wheat for Kenya and Ethiopia, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the Port of Chornomorsk, Ukraine, Feb. 18, 2023. Photo credit: Nina Liashonok / Reuters. Article by Courtney Bonnell. PBS News Hour – February 19, 2023.

LONDON (AP) — The amount of grain leaving Ukraine has dropped even as a U.N.-brokered deal works to keep food flowing to developing nations, with inspections of ships falling to half what they were four months ago and a backlog of vessels growing as Russia’s invasion nears the one-year mark. […]

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