The Ukrainian Grain Association proposed to European partners Export routes for Ukrainian cereals as alternatives to that of the so-called "grain corridor" which has been agreed in July 2022 by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN for Restore these transports interrupted by the outbreak of war Russia-Ukraine. At a meeting on Wednesday Last year in Brussels, the President of the UGA, Mykola Gorbachev, invited to support two alternatives that in the opinion of the association Ukraine can greatly improve the logistics of Ukrainian wheat exports.

Gorbachev urged European partners to subsidise European railway companies transporting exports of Ukrainian wheat to end consumers in such a way as to reduce costs and ensure that European consumers are cheaper than Ukrainian wheat, which will become more attractive for Western European nations that traditionally buy large volumes. Moreover - Gorbachev explained - this will allow exporters to offer Ukrainian producers a higher selling price.

The president of the UGA also proposed to define in the waters territorial of Romania a corridor for grain loaded in Ukrainian river ports on the Danube so that it can be transhipped on Panamax ships. Gorbachev stressed that this will allow to double the exports of grain from ports of the Danube, allowing a significant increase in Total Ukrainian wheat exports regardless of operation of the "grain corridor".