USAID, through its Economic Resilience Activity (ERA), delivered a mobile loader with feed hoppers to UGTC Trade. The equipment is installed in Odesa Oblast and will strengthen UGTC Trade’s grain and oilseed loading capabilities, shorten the logistics chain from producer to end recipient, and enable the company to offer better prices to agricultural producers.
The new mobile loader will support UGTC Trade to export approximately 30,000 tons of grain monthly. Before receiving the equipment, they either used third-party services to load the ships or sold products on “Free Carrier” (FCA) terms, handing grain to other companies with loading facilities that handled the port operations. This arrangement limited UGTC Trade’s ability to offer better prices to farmers, as they had to factor in the additional costs. Now, with the new USAID-provided equipment, UGTC Trade can independently handle loading operations and offer better prices to agricultural producers, creating a shorter logistics chain from producer to end recipient.
Despite Russia’s constant attacks on Odesa Oblast, UGTC Trade maintains stable operations.
Background: Assistance to agricultural producers and infrastructure companies is part of the Agriculture Resilience Initiative (AGRI) – Ukraine, implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It aims to help Ukraine increase its capacity to produce, store, transport, and export grain.