Siberian governor plans to use river, Arctic sea route to ship grain to Japan
The route, linking the Irtysh River with the Northern Sea Route at Sabetta, will cost far less than rail transport.
August 1, 2019
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The Russian region of Omsk produced a total of 1.9 million tons of grain in 2018, of which 30 percent, with a value of $49 million, was exported. Today, such exports from the land-locked region are fully dependent on railway transportation, but that might ultimately change.
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