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.
The Riga Freeport handled about 1.4 million tonnes of various types of goods in April. Therefore, the total cargo turnover decreased by 108,000 t in April compared with March.
The April cargo turnover of the port of Klaipeda increased by 244,000 t compared with March to almost 3.6 million t. This is mainly due to a 263,000 t hike in handling volume of crude oil at the Butinge terminal to 856,000 t (up 44% month-on-month).
The railway traffic of rolled steel products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and scrap of ferrous metals increased by 8% month-on-month to 700,000 t in Ukraine in March. In particular, exports dropped by 5% month-on-month to 385,800 t, while domestic supplies surged by 29% month-on-month to 312,000 t.
In Q1 2024, the plants of OSTCHEM nitrogen holding (Group DF) produced 520,600 tons of mineral fertilizers (+1% compared to the same period in 2023), including 387,400 tons produced at CherkasyAzot (+4%, respectively) and 128,000 tons at RivneAzot (unchanged).