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First train with 1,200 tonnes of Ukrainian corn arrives in German port of Rostock – media
KYIV. Aug 24 (Interfax-Ukraine) – A trial train of 21 wagons with 1,200 tonnes of fodder corn has arrived in the port of Rostock (Germany), and soon three more trains with corn from Ukraine will enter the country, according to the website of the German publication NRD.
According to the publication, the train with corn was on the road for about eight days, which included reloading agricultural products into narrow-gauge wagons at the Ukrainian-Polish border, after which DB Cargo delivered the cargo to Rostock, where agricultural products were reloaded into port granaries. The publication said that last year’s corn crop is in good condition.
BAT Agrar from Ratzeburg (Germany) is coordinating the arrival of trains. It is not yet known where the agricultural products that arrived at the port of Rostock will go next.
"Due to Russia’s aggressive war in Ukraine, many export routes of local agriculture have become difficult or impossible. However, in accordance with the agreement, exports across the Black Sea were relaunched this month," the publication recalled.
As reported, in April, the German concern Deutsche Bahn and its subsidiary logistics company DB Cargo began redirecting grain exports from Ukraine through the railway infrastructure instead of their traditional export through Ukrainian seaports, which were blocked by the Russian fleet at that time.
Michael Theurer, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, said that Germany is obliged to ensure the shipment of 20 million tonnes of grain from Ukraine to prevent starvation on the planet.
