 The first batch of Russian fertilizer which Latvia seized last year was shipped to Kenya, but the remaining part is still stored in the terminals and vessels floating near the Riga port. A ship left the port of Riga on Friday with part of the 200,000 tons of seized fertilizer, Latvia's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Local media reported in other vessel, the Asian majesty carrier docked in the Gulf of Riga carried 55,000 tons of fertilizer subject to sanctions on Russia. Russian state environmental service did not comment. Russia has indicated that it will not allow the Black Sea export deal which was brokered by the UN and Turkey in July 2022 to continue beyond May 18 because a list of demands to facilitate its own grain and fertilizer exports have not been met. Russia's foreign ministry has repeatedly named fertilizers stuck in Baltic seedports as one of the key stumbling blocks to continuing the deal. It was not immediately clear if Russia was satisfied with the shipment or if it would boost the chances of an extension of the grains deal.