# Russian Railways gives a discount on grain transportation to ports

> Russian Railways will offer a 38% discount on grain and pulse rail freight to Azov-Black Sea ports for shipments up to 400 km, running from March 1 to July 31, 2021. A similar tariff in 2020 more than doubled grain volumes in competitive directions. Grain exports through Russian rail-linked ports grew 4.7% in 2020.

- Date: 2021-03-01 · published 2021-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47995-russian-railways-gives-a-discount-on-grain-transportation-to-ports
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper rail freight lowers the delivered cost of Russian grain at Black Sea ports, which makes Russian wheat more competitive on export markets and weighs on world prices. The effect is limited to shipments within the 400 km distance band.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 12, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65379-grain-transportation-report-april-12-2018.md) | +3.0% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-15 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 15, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29008-grain-transportation-report-august-15-2024.md) | -6.9% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 21, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32731-grain-transportation-report-december-21-2023.md) | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-30 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 30, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58982-grain-transportation-report-may-30-2019.md) | +9.6% | +16.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-23 | [Analysts note decline in freight rates for grain transportation from Danube ports, Odessa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30937-analysts-note-decline-in-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-from-danube.md) | -1.3% | +22.1% |

## Sources

- railway.supply: https://www.railway.supply/russian-railways-gives-a-discount-on-grain-transportation-to-ports/

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