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Experts named top 10 commodities transported by the rail in 2018
16 January 2019, 09:00
Corn dominates the total freight turnover of Ukrzaliznytsia in 2018 with a 49% share and a transportation volume of 17 million tons, Zernovoz.in.ua reports.
Wheat transportation in January-December 2018 reached 9.37 million tons providing a 27% share.
The rest of the commodities hold less than a 5% share in freight turnover of the railway.
Cargo | Thou. tons | Share, % |
Corn | 17 013 | 49.0 |
Wheat | 9 370 | 27.0 |
Oil seeds | 1 737 | 5.0 |
Barley | 1 539 | 4.4 |
Sunflower seeds | 920 | 3.0 |
Soybeans | 901 | 2.9 |
Meal (feed) | 752 | 2.1 |
Meal (other) | 653 | 1.9 |
Cake | 468 | 1.3 |
Legumes | 328 | 0.9 |