A total of 3.6 million t of iron ore were carried by railways in Ukraine in February 2025, showing a 15% decrease compared with January 2025. Iron ore exports dropped by 17% month-on-month to 2.7 million t, while home deliveries shrank by 8% month-on-month to 900,000 t.
The railway traffic of rolled steel products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and scrap of ferrous metals decreased by 12% month-on-month to 670,000 t in Ukraine in February 2025 compared with January. In particular, exports dropped by 18% month-on-month to 393,000 t; domestic supplies rose by 3% month-on-month to 269,500 t
Railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers dropped by 14% to 244,000 t in February compared with January 2025. In particular, domestic supplies shrank by 20% month-on-month to 164,000 t, while transportation of imported mineral fertilizers rose by 9% to 80,000 t.
The February 2025 cargo turnover of the Riga Freeport slumped to the lowest since July 2024. Port operators processed a total of 1.3 million t of cargo of various types, which is 212,000 t below January 2025.
The turnover of cargoes totaled 547,000 t at the Liepaja SEZ in February 2024, which was a 27,000 t or 5% increase compared to January and approximately in line with December 2024.
The port of Klaipeda reported a 510,000 t plunge in the overall transshipment volumes to 3.7 million t in February 2025 compared with January. In particular, the turnover of the Klaipeda State Seaport dropped by 272,000 t to 3 million t, while that of the Butinge terminal by 238,000 t to 677,000 t.
In January 2025, a total of 17.6 million t of cargo were transported by railway in Poland, which is a 100,000 t or 0.8% decline from January 2024 and a 500,000 t or 2.7% reduction from December 2024.
Almost 4.06 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in January 2025 (down 13% or about 600,000 t compared with December). In particular, exports included 3.45 million t of grain (down 11% year-on-year or 400,000 t), 380,000 t of vegetable oil (down 14% year-on-year or 64,000 t)
The Ventspils Freepor reported handling of 879,000 t of cargo of various types in January 2025, which is 9% or 74,000 t above December 2024.
In January 2025, approximately 86% of Ukraine’s agricultural exports were shipped from the Danube and Odesa ports. This was announced by Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitalii Koval during a joint meeting of the government and the European Commission.