Ukraine was the fourth largest source of grain In the world in the 2020-2021 season according to the data of the International Grains Council, most of its goods were shipped through the Black Sea.
But as war breaks out along the coast, merchants rush to transport more grain by rail.
(APK-Inform) said that the Ukrainian Railways Twelve stations have opened for merchants to receive shipments, but the trains are stalled, indicating that the railways will need two or three weeks to deal with the matter and send the shipments to consumers.
The company added that "Traders continue to search for the possibility of redirecting exports to the EU by rail or via Romania ports But the main drawbacks are limited transportation capacity and high cost".
She said the cost of delivering Ukrainian grain to the Romanian port of Constanta ranges from 120 to 150 euros (133 to 166 dollars) per ton. Before the war, merchants paid regarding $40 to transport grain to the ports of Ukraine via Black Sea.
Analysts say Ukraine, which has exported 43 million tons of grain from the start of the season in July until the start of Russian military operations in late February, will only be able to export regarding 1 million tons in the next three months due to transportation difficulties.
Before the war, the government expected that it would arrive Grain exports to 65 million tons this season.
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Ukraine was the fourth largest source of grain In the world in the 2020-2021 season according to the data of the International Grains Council, most of its goods were shipped through the Black Sea.
But as war breaks out along the coast, merchants rush to transport more grain by rail.
(APK-Inform) said that the Ukrainian Railways Twelve stations have opened for merchants to receive shipments, but the trains are stalled, indicating that the railways will need two or three weeks to deal with the matter and send the shipments to consumers.
The company added that “traders continue to search for the possibility of redirecting exports to the European Union by rail or via Romania ports But the main drawbacks are limited transport capacity and high cost.
She said the cost of delivering Ukrainian grain to the Romanian port of Constanta ranges from 120 to 150 euros (133 to 166 dollars) per ton. Before the war, merchants paid regarding $40 to transport grain to the ports of Ukraine via Black Sea.
Analysts say Ukraine, which has exported 43 million tons of grain from the start of the season in July until the start of Russian military operations in late February, will only be able to export regarding 1 million tons in the next three months due to transportation difficulties.
Before the war, the government expected that it would arrive Grain exports to 65 million tons this season.
