KYIV, July 31 - Under the conditions of the blockade of the "grain corridor" and the high cost of logistics in the ports of the Danube, which are an alternative for the export of grain cargo, Ukrainian farmers are forced to sell grain at a price of $40/ton below cost, the text of a business appeal to the UN says on the website of the European Business Association (EBA).

"Entrepreneurs point out that at the current cost of logistics through the Danube, farmers will be forced to sell grain at $40 per ton below the production cost. This will prevent agrarians from completing next year’s sowing and could result in an overall 30% reduction in grain production in Ukraine, equivalent to 15 million tons," the report says.