Poland is currently causing a stir with a new project. Ukraine’s closest ally wants to import less grain from the war country in the future. The reason: the imports are intended to destabilize the Polish grain market. Grain producers are also increasingly defending themselves in Bulgaria.
“We demand the use of all regulatory tools – quotas, tariffs – that restrict or block imports of Ukrainian grain into Poland,” Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in a speech to the European Union on Wednesday. Imports from Ukraine would destabilize the Polish grain market.
Bulgarian grain producers on the barricades
In addition, Bulgarian grain producers have intensified their protest against duty-free imports of agricultural products from Ukraine by blocking border crossings into Romania. For weeks they have been demanding that the much cheaper imports of agricultural products from Ukraine – such as wheat and sunflower seeds – be stopped.
According to producer information, the losses from unsold sunflower seeds alone amounted to the equivalent of more than 400 million euros. During the Russian invasion, the West promoted Ukrainian grain exports, one of the country’s main sources of income. Ukraine is one of the world’s largest grain exporters.
Grain agreement extended
Just about ten days ago, Russia and Ukraine extended the grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey. It stipulates that Ukraine can ship grain through corridors in the Black Sea, which is partly controlled by the Russian fleet, despite the war. Ukraine can only export large quantities of agricultural products by sea. The export possibilities by truck or rail are limited.
Source: Krone
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