Railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers picked up in June compared to May, showing a hike of 54% to 162,000 t. Domestic supplies almost doubled, indicating a monthly growth of 90% to 109,000 t, while transportation of imported mineral fertilizers increased by 20% to 53,000 t.
In June, the Riga Freeport processed 1.4 million t of cargo, up 91,000 t compared with May.
The port of Klaipeda stepped up transshipment by 252,000 t to almost 3.57 million t in June compared with May.
The cargo turnover has been shrinking at the Riga Freeport for the third month in a row. In May, port operators handled about 1.3 million t of goods, falling behind the April result by about 122,000 t.
Railway supplies of mineral fertilizers plunged significantly in May compared with April, showing a 45% slump to 105,000 t. Domestic transportation almost halved – down 49% month-on-month to 58,000 t. Import transportation decreased by 39% to 44,000 t.
From June 24 to July 4, applications from farmers from southern, central, western and northwestern regions who grow grain or oilseeds are being accepted for participation in the USAID AGRO_1 ton of Nitroammophoska (NPK), 2024 program.
Kernel Agricultural Holding announced that it has accepted the first vessel with products from OSP Group, a global manufacturer of NPK fertilizers, as part of the agreement. The shipment was made in cooperation with SanAgro Ukraine (Agrofertrans).
The overall transportation volume of mineral fertilizers to Ukrainian consignees dropped by 20% or 49,000 t to 190,000 t in April compared with March due to reduced inflow of imported mineral fertilizers into Ukraine (down 25% month-on-month to 73,000 t) and lower domestic supplies (down 19% month-on-month to 113,000 t).
The total volume of railway transportation of rolled products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and scrap of ferrous metals increased by 11% to 800,000 t in Ukraine in April compared with March.