Railway Transportation of Grain in Ukraine Increased by 11% in March 2026

In the first ten days of March 2026, the volume of grain cargo transported by rail reached 1,032.4 thousand tons. This is an increase of 101.3 thousand tons, or 11%, compared to February of this year. When compared to the same period in March 2025, the transportation volumes increased by 80 thousand tons (8%).

This is reported by AgroReview

Dynamics of Railway Transportation and Grain Exports

In the first two months of 2026, the total volume of grain transported by rail amounted to 5,419.8 thousand tons. This is 571.3 thousand tons (9.5%) less than in the corresponding period last year. Grain exports for the first ten days of March reached 928.2 thousand tons, which is 81.5 thousand tons (10%) higher than the figures for February 2026. Compared to March 2025, export shipments increased by 68 thousand tons, or 8%.

Increase in the Cost of the Sowing Campaign

The cost of this year’s sowing campaign for domestic farmers will significantly increase. According to Denis Marchuk, Deputy Head of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, the expenses for this year’s sowing will amount to about 700 billion UAH (17 billion USD), which is approximately 15% more than last year.

“The difficulties arising are that this season’s sowing campaign will be more expensive. In total, it will cost Ukrainian producers around 700 billion UAH for these works. Accordingly, this will reflect in the final prices of food products,” the expert stated.

Thus, the increase in the volume of railway grain transportation affects both Ukraine’s export capabilities and the economic challenges for the agricultural sector amid rising costs for the sowing campaign.