Railways provided 87% of corn exports in October
9.11.2026 - 10:41
Only 6% of the volume was exported through ports, and this mainly concerns the Danube direction.
The railway provided 87.1% of the physical passage of corn for export in October – 214.3 thousand tons. This is evidenced by the data of the weekly review of Spike Brokers.
14.8 thousand tons (6%) were exported through ports, 10.1 thousand (4.1%) by road transport, 6.9 thousand tons (2.8%) by ferries. For corn, the throughput capacity of land routes remains decisive for the fulfillment of export contracts.
Wheat has a different export structure. 608.2 thousand tons, or 62.4% of the volume, passed through ports, with the main load falling on the Danube direction. 316.8 thousand tons (32.5%) were transported by rail, 45.4 thousand (4.7%) by ferries, and 3.7 thousand tons (0.4%) by automobiles.
In total, 1.595 million tons of grain cargo were transported by rail in October, which is 11.8% more than in September, but 36.7% less than last year. Export shipments amounted to 1.028 million tons: plus 26.2% for the month and minus 51% for the year.
85.8 thousand tons of grain were sent to Izmail by rail for export, which is twice the September figure. 58.4 thousand tons (+137.1%) passed through Reni Port. Instead, 10.8 thousand tons were transported through the ports of Odessa, compared to 36 thousand a month earlier, i.e. 69.9% less. Road delivery to Danube ports decreased by 14.7% to 1.019 million tons.
The average daily transfer of grain wagons to four EU countries increased to 345.3 per day. At the same time, the accumulation of grain wagons at the approaches to border crossings as of November 4 increased to 4,244 units.
Total agricultural exports for October amounted to 3.053 million tons for $1.605 billion: plus 0.6% in tonnage compared to September and minus 31.7% compared to last year’s level.
990.2 thousand tons of wheat were registered, 282.4 thousand tons of corn, and 43.9 thousand tons of barley. The reduction in grain flow was partially compensated by sunflower oil – 258.7 thousand tons, 76.4% more than in September.
As USM reported the day before, due to the blockade of ports, grain stocks in Ukraine will increase to a record 36 million tons.
