About it told RBC Executive Director of the oil and fat Union of Russia Mikhail Maltsev. "We have difficulties for the shipment of meal in the Baltic States. In this area do not give the cars," — said Alexander Maltsev, adding that problems could also be from the sugar industry.

Chairman of Board of sugar producers Union Andrey Bodin noted that the problem of shortage of grain in the whole of Russia, but added that the sugar industry is not threatened.

According to Maltsev, "the Russian Railways" does not give 50% from the declared volume of cars operators exporters, citing repairs. Problem with cars began in September of this year, we are talking about thousands of tons of meal, and now this issue is being tackled, puts Maltsev.

"Russian Railways" for the first 9 months of 2017 moved 14.6 million tons of grain and products of grinding is by 12.3% more than in January—September 2016, to information on the website of the monopolist. For all of 2016, Russian Railways increased transportation of grain and products of milling of 1.5%, to 19 million tonnes.

The lack of wagons for transportation of grain — the traditional seasonal problem challenging due to the record harvest in 2017, the expert of the center for economic forecasting of Gazprombank, Kirill Nikoda. Of the more than 100 million tons of harvest 20 million tons being transported by railroad. Large volume shipments in the fall leads to collapse, especially in the North-West of the country where grain is not priority cargo and storage at the ports is difficult. According to experts, the problem is also linked to the shortage of port capacities. He adds that the current situation is beneficial to the operators because of the increased demand for transportation they can raise rates, said the expert. The situation should improve within the next month.

According to estimates of agriculture Ministry, the grain harvest in Russia in 2017 could reach 127 million tonnes for export this season will be sent to 40-45 million tonnes.

Previously on the shortage of wagons for transportation due to the active grain export has already complained to the salt producers, crushed stone and flour. As reported by "Kommersant", the difficulty in obtaining wagons for grain transportation has faced a number of milling enterprises in St. Petersburg, the city Governor Georgy Poltavchenko has informed in the letter Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. According to the publication, this creates a risk of disrupting the timing of deliveries, rising costs of grain and shutdowns.
 
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