The Russian troops sent to Romania, since November 1916 found themselves in a situation of a crisis of supply. The enemy was advancing, and in order to stop him, on the Romanian front were required more and more troops. Trains with people were priority traffic until the end of December. As a result, the supply was not enough, as the devastation of transport was growing. Romanian front was saved thanks to the spring. Over the summer, the gathering of large reserves of food and fodder was succeeded. The requisition of surplus of food stocks from the population of Bukovina and Bessarabia allowed the Romanian front to hold up until the improvement of rail and sea transport. On the other hand, the occupation of Romania allowed the Central Powers to withstand in food respect over the next year, after which new support was received from the western regions of the former, at the time, Russian Empire (grain-producing Ukraine).