Author: Viktoriia Ray

Ukrzaliznytsia’s rail exports of vegetable oils fell 9.6% in April to 143.7 thousand tons, signaling softer flows in Ukraine’s oilseed complex. Oilcake and meal exports declined more sharply, down 15.2% month-on-month to 239.3 thousand tons, with volumes heavily concentrated on land routes. Land border crossings dominated logistics, handling 58% of oil and 84% of meal…

Approximately 90% of Ukrainian agricultural exports depend on Greater Odessa ports, leaving no viable alternative corridor. Direct losses to companies with port storage and transshipment facilities already exceed $1.5 billion. Repeated attacks on Black Sea infrastructure are causing systemic delays in transshipment, processing, and storage operations. Ongoing disruptions are bearish for Ukrainian grain freight, increasing…

Kazakhstan has launched a coordinated multi-agency initiative to accelerate development of non-resource exports and support domestic producers. Five key state institutions will jointly expand access to financial support and strengthen international promotion of Kazakh products. Regional enterprises will receive structured export potential assessments and better access to existing export support tools. For agri-freight, the initiative…

Ukrainian agricultural road exports averaged 10,100 tonnes per day in early May, up 6.3% from April’s 9,500 tonnes. Poland remained the main outlet, taking 46% of volumes (32,700 tonnes), with Romania and Moldova also key destinations. Processed products led flows, with sunflower oil (6,100 tonnes) and sugar (5,500 tonnes) dominating the export mix. Ongoing congestion…