- Polish border crossings handled roughly half of Ukraine’s February road-based agricultural exports, averaging 4,000–5,300 tons per day.
- Road freight is dominated by processed and value-added products such as poultry, oilseeds, meals, and food products, with bulk grain flows remaining minimal.
- Romania has emerged as the second-largest corridor via the Porubne–Siret crossing, while Hungarian routes remain comparatively volatile.
- Persisting diversity in processed exports highlights sustained Ukrainian processing capacity despite ongoing conflict conditions.
Market Update: Road-Based Agricultural Exports
Ukrainian agricultural exports by road reached 185,000 tons in the first 19 days of February, according to Spike Brokers. The Polish corridor remained the dominant route, handling approximately 4,000–5,300 tons per day through the Krakovets–Korchevaia, Rava-Ruska–Hrebenne, and Yagodin–Dorohusk crossings. This volume represents around half of total road freight traffic.
Romania ranked as the second-largest export corridor, processing 2,200–3,300 tons daily, primarily via the Porubne–Siret crossing. Hungarian routes showed greater volatility, with flows fluctuating between 800 and 1,800 tons per day over the same period.
Commodity Structure of Road Exports
Road freight continues to function as a premium logistics channel, prioritizing processed and higher-value agricultural products over bulk grains. Leading exports included poultry meat, oilseeds, protein meals, vegetable oils, and an array of food-processing sector products such as bakery goods and confectionery.
| Category | Product | Export Volume (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Protein | Poultry meat | 15,600 |
| Oilseeds & Grains | Sunflower seeds | 16,300 |
| Oilseeds & Grains | Corn | 10,400 |
| Oilseeds & Grains | Soybeans | 7,500 |
| Meals | Soybean meal | 8,800 |
| Meals | Sunflower meal | 4,900 |
| Vegetable Oils | Vegetable oil (mixed) | 3,200 |
| Grains | Wheat | 971 |
| Processed Foods | Bakery products | 6,400 |
| Processed Foods | Confectionery | 4,500 |
| Processed Foods | Chocolate | 2,900 |
Analysis: Strategic Role of the Polish Corridor
The data underscores the Polish corridor’s central role, with close to 50% of Ukraine’s road-based agricultural exports transiting Polish crossings. This corridor remains critical for maintaining access to EU markets, particularly for higher-margin, time-sensitive products where truck logistics can justify higher transportation costs.
Negligible wheat volumes by road (971 tons) indicate that bulk grain flows are still largely dependent on maritime and rail channels. In contrast, the breadth of processed exports—ranging from poultry and oilseeds to bakery goods and chocolate—signals resilient domestic processing capacity within Ukraine, even under wartime conditions. Romania’s position as the second-largest road corridor further diversifies Ukraine’s export routes, while Hungarian flows add flexibility despite their volatility.
Source: Market Data
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