Russian rails carry 26.3% less grain product in 2013
MOSCOW. Jan 13 (Interfax) - Rail shipments of grain product - grain, formula feed, groats, flour and other milled grain products - dropped 26.3% to 19.819 million tonnes last year from 26.889 million tonnes in 2012, Russian Railways (RZD) reported in materials examined by Interfax.
International shipments fell 41.6% to 8.883 million tonnes from 15.223 million tonnes. Transit shipments plunged 65.8% to 1.7 million tonnes from 4.975 million tonnes. Export deliveries fell 39.2% to 5.507 million tonnes from 9.055 million tonnes.
On the other hand, imports increased 40.6% to 1.677 million tonnes from 1.192 million tones.
Domestic rail shipments of grain product dipped 6.3% to 10.9 million tonnes from 11.7 million tonnes a year earlier.
| Type of shipment | Grain products shipped | ||
| 1,000 tonnes | as % | ||
| 2012 | 2013 | ||
| Domestic | 11 664,8 | 10 935,1 | 93,7 |
| International | 15 223,8 | 8 883,7 | 58,4 |
| Through ports | 6 919,0 | 4 125,5 | 59,6 |
| Through border crossings | 8 304,9 | 4 758,2 | 57,3 |
| Imports | 1 192,8 | 1 677,1 | 140,6 |
| Through ports | 227,4 | 214,8 | 94,4 |
| Through border crossings | 965,4 | 1 462,4 | 151,5 |
| Transit | 4 975,3 | 1 699,7 | 34,2 |
| Through ports | 10,2 | 0,2 | 1,6 |
| Through border crossings | 4 965,1 | 1 699,5 | 34,2 |
| Exports | 9 055,7 | 5 506,9 | 60,8 |
| Through ports | 6 681,3 | 3 910,6 | 58,5 |
| Through border crossings | 2 374,4 | 1 596,4 | 67,2 |
| Total | 26 888,6 | 19 818,9 | 73,7 |
