Merchants they exported the first supplies Ukrainian corn in Europe by rail as the country’s ports remain closed due to the Russian invasion, the agricultural advisory service APK-Inform said today.
Ukraine is a world major producer and exporter of cereals and almost all of its exports are usually shipped from its ports on the Black Sea. Monthly grain exports exceeded 5 million tonnes before the war.
Merchants and official in the field of agriculture have said that the Ukrainewhich still has significant stocks of grain, could start exporting by rail from its western border.
“The first batches several thousand tons corn “They have already been exported along Ukraine’s western land border,” APK-Inform reported in a report.
“Difficulties with logistical support remain, supply still outstrips demand, but prices have stopped falling,” he added.
THE APK-Inform reported that the prices of Ukrainian corn DAP for buyers from Poland and the Baltic countries are from $ 250 to $ 265 per tonne and $ 275 per tonne for Slovakia.
Its transport authorities Of Ukraine have said that up to 600,000 tonnes of grain a month can be exported by rail from Ukraine to Europe.
APK-Inform had said last week that cereal exports of Of Ukraine could reach 44 million tonnes in the period July-June 2021/22. He expects only one million tonnes of grain to leave the country from March to June due to logistical problems.
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