The volume of fertilizers transported by rail for export from Russia totaled some 3.06 million mt in September, marking a 23% increase on the 2.5 million mt in September last year, according to an Interfax report, citing data from Russian Railways.
September volumes were little changed from August this year, however, when 3.04 million mt were transported by rail for export.
Rail Volumes for Export by Destination (‘000 mt)
| Destination | Sept 2023 | Aug 2023 | % change |
| Latin America | 1,433 | 1,323 | +8 |
| China & Hong Kong | 276 | 200 | +18 |
| India | 179 | 200 | (10) |
| EU | 258 | 271 | (5) |
| Switzerland | 712 | 744 | (4) |
| CIS | 106 | 137 | (23) |
Transit volumes transported by rail in September were significantly higher year-over-year, at 1.02 million mt versus 329,000 mt a year ago. Transit volumes in August totaled 884,000 mt.
Potash volumes transported by rail for export from Russia totaled 1.01 million mt in September, while nitrogen fertilizer volumes amounted to 1.11 million mt. Phosphate and complex fertilizers volumes totaled 872,000 mt, according to the report.
In the first nine months of 2023, 24.45 million mt of fertilizers were transported by rail for export, a 5% increase from last year when 23.27 million mt were exported. Transit volumes were 7.14 million mt for the nine months, up from 2.17 million mt last year, according to the report.