Ukraine's railway transported only 1.1 million tons of grain for export in May
Ukraine
Published Jun 2, 2023
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According to operational data, in May 2023, 1.141 million tons of goods were transported for export by the Ukrainian railway, which is almost twice as low as in the previous month (2.126 million tons). This was discussed during a meeting of employees of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" and representatives of the agricultural transportation market on June 1, reports Rail.insider.
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“Also, in May, the loading of grain at the Ukrzaliznytsia network decreased to 1.372 million tons. The share of grain decreased to 13% in the total volume of cargo. The average daily loading of grain cargo in May amounted to 44,000 tons,” the report says. At the same time, there is also a positive trend - in the last week of May, the average daily load increased to 50-69 thousand tons (before that, its volume fluctuated in the range of 30-35 thousand tons). As Valeriy Tkachev, Deputy Director of the Commercial Work Department of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, explained, the improvement is primarily due to the fact that the work of the “grain corridor” has resumed. This had a positive effect on the unloading of grain products in the ports of Big Odessa. In particular, on May 31 it was 462 wagons per day (a week earlier - 181 wagons). ...
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