Miller Magazine Issue: 120 December 2019

19 NEWS MILLER / DECEMBER 2019 chain just a year ago. The improvement of the situation is evident now. Traders in Ukraine are buying grain carriers. The private fleet of grain carriers has doubled in 2019, and thereby the acute shortage of grain cars has been overcome. The segment of river transportation also bo- asts achievements: the volume of grain shipped by river vessels has almost doubled against 2018. The main prob- lem faced by Ukrainian logistics now is poor performance of rail transportation, which is declining due to a shortage of locomotives. Russian shipments will be maintained by the develop- ment of port terminals. In Russian Black Sea ports, there are major projects for building new facilities and upgra- ding existing terminals. Russia increased the planted area of winter crops for 2020 by 3%. This suggests that grain production and exportable supplies will continue increasing in case of fa- vorable weather and price conditions. JOIN US TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO BLACK SEA GRAIN MARKET We invite you to learn more about production and export prospects for Black Sea grains at 17th Internati- onal Conference “BLACK SEA GRAIN-2020”, which will be held by UkrAgroConsult on April 22-23, 2020 in Kyiv, Ukraine. ‘Black Sea Grain’ Conference is a recognized marketp- lace and a major annual meeting point for the top agribu- siness community. It is a large communication platform, providing 2 days of exclusive agri market insights from leading industry experts, coverage of the global macroe- conomic and regional trends, long term forecasts on com- modities market, effective networking and face to face contacts. Located in the heart of the Black Sea region, the con- ference annually brings together 700+ agribusiness pro- fessionals from 500+ companies and 55+ countries wor- ldwide, serving to adjust business strategies and promote international trade. Conference participants are represented by Ukrainian and international producers and processors of grains and oilseeds, agri holdings, traders, banks and investment funds, shipping, brokerage, insurance, surveying and law companies, governmental authorities, industrial associati- ons etc. Welcome to Kyiv!