Loading of new grain crops started in the port of Riga in Latvia

Last week, about 190 thousand tons of grain products were handled at the port terminals. Most of this volume is wheat, which is currently shipped by Panamax type vessels to South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique and Algeria, so a new grain season in the Port of Riga can be considered to have begun. “In August, about 90,000 tonnes of local wheat, peas and new crop rapeseed were loaded aboard the first 7 ships. However, we are planning this season with caution - the prolonged heat this summer has affected both the quality and the volume of the harvest,” said Edgars Rouja, Chairman of the Board of LATRAPS, a cooperative agricultural services company that has acquired a 50% + 1 share stake in the Alpha osta bulk cargo terminal. He also noted that due to weather conditions, the grain season of this year began somewhat earlier than planned. “This year, grain arriving at the Port of Riga by both road and rail is transshipped at 13 terminals on both banks of the Daugava. larger vessels than ...