Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, logistics between Ukraine and Poland has improved significantly.

Three new border crossing points for trucks have been opened, and the operation of railway crossings has also been enhanced. The development of the railway network and the transshipment from the “broad” gauge to the standard “narrow” gauge (1,435 mm) was supported by the EU’s allocation of over €40 million to Ukrzaliznytsia.

For example, the Izov crossing can now handle 32 trains per day, whereas in 2022 its capacity did not exceed 10 trains per day.

Grain transshipment in Polish ports in 2022 amounted to approximately 8 million tons, of which Poland used about 6 million tons for its own needs. Currently, the ports’ capacity has increased to 14 million tons. There is competition among terminals for clients, which has led to a significant drop in rates. The current cost of transshipment in Polish ports is €7–8 per ton.

In 2022, exports of Ukrainian agricultural products through the Polish border totaled 4 million 122 thousand tons, of which only 700 thousand tons went in transit to Western Europe or to Polish ports. Currently, export volumes of Ukrainian products stand at about 500 thousand tons of soybean, sunflower, and rapeseed meal. At the same time, the main flow consists of intermodal transportation to Polish ports. Over the past 1.5 years, the capacity of intermodal terminals in the ports has grown by 1.5 million tons.

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