The Danube route took almost all of the rail transport of grain to the ports
15.09.2026 - 10:05
Only 2.9 thousand tons of grain passed through the ports of Great Odesa in the nine days of September, compared to 43.4 thousand tons a month earlier.
The railway transportation of grain to the ports of Great Odesa has collapsed 15 times. This is evidenced by data from Spike Brokers.
In the nine days of September, only 2.9 thousand tons of grain passed through the ports of Great Odesa — compared to 43.4 thousand tons for the same period in August. The total railway transportation to seaports, including domestic transportation to Izmail, amounted to about 65.6 thousand tons. The main tonnage fell on the Danube — 62.7 thousand tons, which is 16.5% less than in August.
The dynamics of railcar traffic confirms the reorientation of flows. As of September 10, only 209 wagons were moving towards the ports of Great Odesa — 107 fewer than a week earlier. In contrast, 2,797 grain wagons were moving in the Danube direction, which is 640 more than a week ago.
In general, rail transportation of grain is growing. In the nine days of September, 376.7 thousand tons of grain cargo were transported by rail — 15.2% more than the same date in August, although 37% less than in annual terms. The average daily load rose to 48.8 thousand tons.
The main load was handled by the western crossings. In the nine days of September, an average of 225.9 grain wagons per day were transferred through them — 17% more than the August level. The highest average daily throughput is in Hungary (64.4 wagons), followed by Poland (59.8), Slovakia (56.6) and Romania (45.1). At the same time, the approach of wagons to the border is growing faster than their actual throughput.
In the first ten days of September, Ukraine exported 959 thousand tons of agricultural products worth about $493 million. Grain accounted for 519.8 thousand tons, or 54.2% of the physical volume. The main destinations are Turkey, Germany, Italy, Algeria and Poland, which accounted for about 43% of the total tonnage.
As USM reported the day before, cargo handling at the ports of Great Odesa has fallen more than 15 times since July.
