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cost of using a grain wagon at UAH 20,500 ($690) per day, and the circulation of the wagon for ten days, provides for a transportation cost of only UAH 3,150 ($100) per ton. Farmers also need to pay the tariff for grain railway transportation, which has recently increased by 70%. These increases are necessary to pay the fee for loading and unloading wagons, the fee to foreign carriers, as well as several other additional payments, explains UKAB.
Deutsche Bahn will transport Ukrainian grain to German ports. The German railway operator Deutsche Bahn will start transporting Ukrainian grain to German ports, writes DW. For this, the company is repurposing the railway network that was created to transport humanitarian aid. The grain will be taken from Romania and transported to the ports of Rostock, Hamburg, and Bracke. Some of the grain will be taken from Poland, and then it will be delivered to end customers all over the world. "We will try to transport as much grain as possible," said the representative of DB Cargo. According to the media, Deutsche Bahn plans to send several trains a week.
● Ships
Sixteen merchant vessels have passed through the mouth of Bystre to seaports in order to load grain. Over the past four days, 16 ships have already passed through the mouth of the Bystre to receive Ukrainian grain for transport. The restoration of navigation through this channel is an important step, which will also allow the unloading of grain through the Sulina channel and speed up the export of grain, said Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuriy Vaskov. Presently the channel’s capacity only makes it possible to receive only four to eight ships a day. Vaskov added that the ministry is negotiating with its Romanian colleagues and representatives of the European Commission regarding increasing the number of crossings through the Sulin Canal. More than 90 ships are waiting for their turn to enter the Ukrainian ports at the Sulina Canal. A total of 135 vessels are waiting to enter the Romanian Sulina Canal.
The Volyn region builds a dry port for the export of agricultural products.
The Volyn region is preparing to receive agricultural products and to store and transport them to European countries, reported Interfax-Ukraine. The Volyn region is building a large dry port for processing a large amount of grain in the region, said the head of the Volyn regional military administration, Yuriy Pogulyajko. Many local farmers are building large storage facilities and preparing to store this year's crop. According to the Volyn administration, the region has enough capacity to store its grain and is preparing to receive the harvest from the Zaporizhia and Mykolaiv regions.
● Cars
Demand for new cars in Ukraine increased by 26%. In July, Ukrainians purchased and registered 3,648 new cars. Demand for new cars in Ukraine increased by almost 26% compared to June. However, the number of new car registrations s is still(-63% less compared to July 2021. This month's most popular brand was Toyota, with 596 cars. Compared to last year, Toyota lags by 61%. The second most popular purchase was Volkswagen, with 316 cars sold. Compared to last year, Volkswagen is behind by 30%. In third place was China's Chery with 300 registrations, which is 27% less than in the same period last year. But Chery rose five positions in a month. The fourth is Renault, with 260 cars (-80%). Skoda closed the top five with 207 units (-67%).
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