In the reporting week in the Azov region had seen a growth in the number of spot tonnage. This is largely due to the completion of the transit contracts in the Caucasus, a number of Shipowners. The increased offer fleet was misled by some Traders who tried to persuade the freight market to a significant reduction, but in global terms, the growth rate only slowed down because the demand for ships exceeds the supply.

Grain prices FOB continue already familiar to market participants decrease. In the deep-water ports prices are falling faster (on average $ 5 a week compared to low water). However, the senders hope for stabilization of prices on the background of the announcement of new tenders from Tunisia, Algeria, Bangladesh, which traditionally import large quantities of Russian grain, primarily from deep-water ports. Also, the Owners of vessels river-sea counting on the growth rates, citing the results of recent Turkish tender, where a significant share of shipments went to the Charterers, mainly the sending of the ports of the Azov sea.

According to reports from market participants, a relatively small activity caused by low reserves of grain. According to official data, they have reached 5-year low. As a result, many senders hold the cargo under conditions of uncertainty quantitative and qualitative indicators of the coming harvest.

In the Caspian sea has plummeted activity in connection with the Novruz holiday. Due to the lack of sufficient proposals for cargoes from Astrakhan, Shipowners are actively working on the options with the river, where yet shipping also a bit. Transport by river elevators/ports complicated the usual for this time of spring, dry roads and it is therefore expected that the demand for tonnage at the beginning of the navigation will shape those Charterers who do not have time to ship their games at the end of the previous navigation. According to rumors, the greatest demand in the beginning of the navigation will be from the ports of Volgograd region, Dubovka, Volgograd grain Elevator, a new Elevator in the Tat.