On the 3rd week the trend of freight rates decrease continues in Azov-Black Sea region. The cost of a shipment of 3000 tonnes of deadweight cargo from Azov to Marmara Sea ports decreased to USD 20 pmt. After New Year holidays there is no growth of activity on the grain market. Turkey still has restrictions on wheat imports, while demand for Russian grain in Mediterranean Sea countries also remains rather low.
The rate for wheat exports from Russia has slightly decreased from 15th January to 4245 rubles per tonne. The tax on barley increased to 2,542.9 rubles, and on corn – to 4,436.4 rubles per tonne.