BLACK SEA routes have been restored to Ukraine grain exporters using Danube River ports near Romania giving access to the Bosphorus and Turkey, the Mediterranean and ports beyond, reports Forbes magazine.

The two-month Ukrainian operation to take Snake Island from Russian forces June 30, made the grain exports possible. Snake Island is just 20 miles from the Danube Delta, where the river flows into the Black Sea.

The safe passage of eight cargo vessels from the Black Sea from the river ports of Reni and Izmail along the Danube-Black Sea Canal are expected to be able to sail back the same way.

"Even a partial recovery of sea exports will stimulate grain purchases by traders, which will support domestic prices," the country's grain exchange stated.

The ships, thousands of tons of cargo, could help to speed the flow of wheat and other grain that have piled up in Ukraine's silos since the Russia blockaded Odesa in February.