Poland and Hungary will not allow imports even after the EU-wide import ban on Ukrainian grain expires at midnight. “We will extend this ban even if the European Commission does not agree with it,” Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in Elk on Friday.
The Hungarian government has also published a regulation according to which the ban on the import of 24 agricultural products from Ukraine remains in force. “We will do it because it is in the interest of Polish farmers,” Morawiecki continued. Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia had already announced similar measures.
Ukraine is looking for new export routes after the end of the UN-Turkey grain deal. Until then, grain could be shipped across the Black Sea, which was dominated by the Russian fleet. Alternatives to this are land routes.
Farmers protest
Neighboring countries had initially offered to allow the transport of Ukrainian harvests through their own territory. However, this caused domestic grain prices in Eastern European countries to fall, leading to farmers’ protests. As a result, the EU has imposed a temporary import ban that expires this Friday.
Main source of income
Grain exports are the most important source of income for the government in Kiev. Exports also influence global food prices. Poorer countries in Africa in particular are dependent on the import of relatively cheap grain.
Source: Krone
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