In January 2026, exports of agricultural products by road transport in Ukraine continued to decline. During the first 22 days of the month, 144 thousand tonnes were exported by truck, which corresponds to an average daily volume of 6.5 thousand tonnes, ProAgro Group reports.

According to analysts at Spike Brokers, current shipment rates are significantly lower than in December 2025, when average daily road exports reached 10.4 thousand tonnes, and also below the 8.8–11.5 thousand tonnes per day recorded on average over the past six months.

The downturn in road shipments has been observed since November, following peak volumes in October. The main reasons include the priority shift toward maritime logistics, which has regained competitiveness, as well as difficulties at the western land border and rising transportation costs.

The structure of road-based exports remains focused on higher value-added products. Around 30–35% of truck shipments consist of sunflower oil, with significant volumes also represented by soybean oil and oilseed meals. Grain accounts for no more than 10% of total road exports, confirming that road transport plays a niche rather than mass role in grain logistics.

The main destinations for road shipments continue to be Poland, Hungary, and Romania, which serve both as end markets and transit routes for further transshipment.

Despite lower volumes, road transport remains critically important for flexible, urgent, and high-margin deliveries, particularly for processed products, contracts with tight delivery windows, and markets where speed is a decisive factor.

As previously reported, in December road transport carried more than 55 thousand tonnes of agricultural products for export.