Sea ports provided 91% of the rail export of grain at the beginning of July

Of the 511.7 thousand tons of grain shipped by rail for export in the first seven days of July, 91% passed through seaports.

The sea route retains a decisive role in Ukrainian grain exports. This is evidenced by the data of the weekly review of Spike Brokers.

In the first seven days of July, 581.4 thousand tons of grain cargo were transported by rail. This is 16% less than the average monthly rate in June, but almost three times more than last year. Export grain shipments amounted to 511.7 thousand tons.

Of this volume, 467.7 thousand tons — or 91% — passed through seaports. Western border crossings accounted for only 44 thousand tons, or 9%.

For processed products, the picture is the opposite. 89% of vegetable oil and 87% of cake and meal were transported by land routes.

There was a redistribution within the port direction. The largest increase compared to June was provided by Chornomorsk-Port-Export. In contrast, shipments through Odesa-Port and TIS terminals were lower.

As of July 9, 4,639 wagons with grain were moving towards the ports of Greater Odessa. This is 497 fewer than a week earlier. The average daily unloading was 968 wagons per day — 86 less. At the same time, the load on the networks towards the ports increased to 833 wagons per day, i.e. 365 more. This indicates a gradual increase in shipments of the new harvest.

In the Danube direction, the number of grain carriers in motion decreased to 138 wagons. The average daily unloading there was 41 wagons — slightly less than a week earlier.

The day before, USM reported that the Kernel export terminal in Chornomorsk had stopped operating due to Russian attacks.