KIEV: According to Ukrainian State Statistics Committee, during January-August 2015 shipments of grain by railway totaled 17.0 MMT in Ukraine. This is 25% more than during the same time period last year (13.6 MMT).
Calculations of UkrAgroConsult show that in August 2015 grain loading by railway transport equaled 2.7 MMT, which was the largest monthly volume this year. Moreover, the figure became record high for this period of the year. It should be noted that the bulk of grain shipments by railway were directed for exports from Ukrainian sea ports.
