Ukraine-Romania grain trains

Romania’ s Constanta port – Ukraine’ s main alternative route for grain since Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea shipment deal – can handle 25 million tonnes of grain annually 

1 Jul 27, 2022: UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative signed by Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul. Deal enables export of 32.7 million tonnes of grain from Ukrainian ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi

2 Aug: Ukrainian Railways completes upgrade of 19.3km track from Rakhiv and Berlebash to border
    
3 Jan 2023: Romania completes upgrade of remaing track from Valea Vișeului. First train connecting Ukraine with Romania crosses border after 17-year pause (above)
  
4 Jul 17: Russia halts grain deal


UKRAINE 
Rakhiv
Russian control 
Pivdennyi
Odesa
Chornomorsk 
Constanta
BLACK SEA
Istanbul 
TURKEY
Berlebash 
MOLDOVA
CRIMEA 
ROMANIA 
Valea- Vișeului
Bucharest 
BULGARIA
200km 124 miles
1 2 3 4
   
Constanta grain exports (Jan-Jun 2023, million tonnes)
  
Romania, Hungary, Serbia 7.75
Ukraine 7.50
15.25
  

Sources: IPCSA, Reuters, Romania-Insider Picture: Oleksandr Kamyshin © GRAPHIC NEWS