All new railcars have a volume of 116 m³ and a load capacity of up to 70.5 tons, which meets the requirements for the efficient use of these parameters when organizing the transportation of the main crops in the Company’s portfolio.
The expansion of the railcar fleet marks the next phase of the plan to expand its own rail logistics, which Continental has been implementing since 2024, when it acquired its first 250 grain railcars.
According to Georg von Nolсken, CEO of Continental Farmers Group, the decision to expand the railcar fleet was made in light of the successful performance of the company’s logistics system over the past few seasons: “We purchased our first grain cars with a clear understanding that further expansion in this area would depend on the effectiveness of our chosen management model and market conditions. The team’s results have shown that the combination of Continental’s grain elevator capacities in the Ternopil, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions and our own rail fleet ensures not only speed and flexibility but also the optimization of operational processes and predictability of logistics costs, which is critically important for business efficiency.”
Georg von Nolken also explained that expanding the fleet to 350 railcars is a logical step given the growth in Continental’s own trading volumes—the total amount of grain the Company transported by rail within Ukraine and to the EU reached over 1.5 million tons in 2025, and a portion of these shipments was carried out using the company’s own grain cars.
“The logistics crisis of 2022–2023 demonstrated that, under current conditions, we cannot afford to be entirely dependent on external shortages or market fluctuations. Our own rolling stock allows us to diversify our logistics, and scaling it up enables us to independently control an ever-increasing share of the “field-to-port” export chain, ensuring we fulfill our obligations to partners under any circumstances,” assured the CEO of Continental.
As a reminder, in September 2024, Continental Farmers Group announced the creation of its own rail fleet and the purchase of its first 250 grain cars. And in early 2025, the company announced the full launch of its own trading division with offices in Switzerland and Romania to work with global partners. In the Ukrainian market, Continental actively serves both small farms and medium-sized grain producers, as, in addition to its rail fleet, the company owns a truck fleet, its own grain storage facilities with a capacity of 634,000 tons, and a well-developed logistics system.