The Australian grain market remains quiet in the pre-harvest period. The first deliveries of new crop 2023-24 gain have been reported this week from CBH in Western Australia and Viterra in South Australia.
In the U.S., progressing harvesting of soybeans, combined with large supplies from Brazil, put pressure on relevant export quotes. Harvesting is 12% complete vs. 7% last year and a five-year average of 11%.
Approximately 181 wagons were transferred daily through the the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) land border crossing as of October 3 (up 1 wagon compared with the daily rate a week ago).
About 500 wagons were reportedly heading to the Batiovo – Epereshke land border crossing point on October 2. Meanwhile, some 50 wagons including 22 wagons with clay were moving to Chop – Zahony border crossing point on that date.
About 2,800 wagons were moving to the Izov station on September 27. Up to 2,000 wagons were on their way to the Mostyska-2 station on that date, including 1,000 containers, 450 wagons with metals and 219 wagons with coal.
As many as 309 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point in the period from of September 1 to September 28 (down 9 wagons compared with September 1-21).
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi held a regular online meeting with Minister of Agriculture and Food of Bulgaria Kirill Vatiev to discuss grain exports.
The Moldovan government is planning a large-scale modernization of the state-owned port of Giurgiulesti, which will significantly increase the transshipment of agricultural products. The reconstruction of the port is planned to be completed by 2028.
About 11,100 wagons with various goods were found waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on September 27 compared with 8,800 wagons in late August.
At the end of September, Ukrzaliznytsia and the development company DAI Global* signed a memorandum on the implementation of the international technical assistance project “Economic Support for Ukraine”, which provides for the development of Ukrainian grain exports by rail.