KYIV, July 10 - Organizing the transshipment of Ukrainian grain in Romanian territorial waters, ensuring round-the-clock operation of the Sulinsky Canal and developing the Ukrainian mouth of Bystroe will allow exporting 30-35 million tons of grain annually through the Danube route, President of the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) Mykola Horbachev said.

"Despite the fact that Ukraine exported 58 million tons of grain last season, this season exports may amount to only 44.8 million tons. This is due both to a smaller harvest this year and the high cost of logistics, which actually causes losses to Ukrainian producers," he said at the FAO conference dedicated to the Black Sea Grain Initiative.