Kremenchuk Steel Works – the only enterprise which is currently producing large railway steel castings in Ukraine – reported the production of 623 t of large railway castings.
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in January (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises supplied 176 freight wagons to their customers in December 2022, including 108 hoppers, 51 flat cars, and 17 gondola cars.
Mixed price dynamics have been reported on the Russian grain export market. Quotes suffer pressure from low demand on the spot market and lower domestic prices.
Demand for US-origin soybeans is slackening, as the new crop soy is going to appear in the market soon. At the same time, prices have grown this week after both production and export estimates dropped in the USDA’s Jan report.
Coal prices continue to decline rapidly in Western Europe due to insufficient consumer demand. Winters are warm in the region, so pace of trade is moderate, with no spot deals reported.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Gondola car cost index, €/unit*
According to the results of 2022, the Riga Freeport achieved a 20.6% hike in bulk cargo handling volume compared with the year of 2021.
The analyses of the situation as of January 17 shows that MMV accepts 42 wagons per day (down 14.2 units per day compared to December), RCH serves 160 wagons (down 3.4 units), while MVA accepts 11 wagons (down 3.9 units per day compared to December).