US, Romania working to increase grain export via Danube - US official

The United States and Romania are working to increase Ukraine's grain exports via the Danube river as it explores alternative routes the exports after Russia pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.

The official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said U.S. and Romanian officials had been working to "potentially trying to double" the exports that go via the Danube route.