The USAID Economic Support of Ukraine project has purchased 50 modern hopper cars for the Nibulon company, each of which can transport up to 70 tons of grain.
The hopper manufacturer is the Research and Mechanical Plant Karpaty in the Lviv region. The first 10 wagons have already been delivered, loaded with grain, and are being prepared for transportation of agricultural products through Izmail, Nibulon reported.
Before the blockade, more than 15 million tons of cargo were transported through the Dnipro and Southern Bug annually, of which more than four million tons were grain.
Assistance to agricultural producers and infrastructure companies is part of the Agricultural Sustainability Initiative in Ukraine, implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).