About 302 wagons (four trains) were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing in the period from April 1 till April 6. A total of 3,421 wagons were reportedly waiting at the Chop station on April 6.
Exports of certain goods by railway, thousand tonnes
Almost 2.48 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain were exported by railways in March 2023, a 0.4 million t decrease compared with February 2023.
A total of 14,150 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s land border crossings on April 5 (up to 2,350 units less than on March 31 and 3,030 units below February 28).
About 184 wagons (two trains on a 1,520 mm track gauge and three trains on a 1,435 mm track gauge) were transferred daily through the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) border crossing as of April 4. Also, as many as 641 wagons were waiting to cross the station on that date.
A total of 2,563 wagons including 2,317 wagons with export cargo and 246 wagons with imported goods ran through the Chop – Zahony land border crossing in March 2023.
A total of 38.45 million tonnes of grain and legumes were exported from Ukraine during the period started July 1 and ended April 5, 2023, down 15% year-on-year.
In Brazil, corn export quotes have increased due to delays in planting campaign, which lead to another decline in production estimates. Safrinha corn planting was 96.3% complete by March 23, while last year planting campaign was already complete at this time.
Grain exports from Great Odesa ports, thousand tonnes*
The railway line connecting Beaucaire with Marseille was reopened on March 28. This railroad section has been out of use for ten years and now it has got reopened for transportation of grain cargo by the French agricultural group Arterris.