Grain transportation by rail for the home market is growing, Russian Railways said in their social media account. During January-February 2025, 1.7 mn tons of grain was carried by rail for local consumers, up 17.9% year-on-year.
This figure includes 731.4 thousand tons of wheat, up 1.3-fold, 280.7 thousand ton of beans, up 1.7%, and 261.8 thousand tons of barley, up 15.9%.
Most of the grain load was designated for consignees in European Russia and the Russian Far East.
The aggregate grain transportation volume by rail during January-February 2025 amounted to 3.7 mn tons, 28.7% below the result for the first two months of 2024.
Photo: Russian Railways