According to Kachka, Kiev accepts new restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural imports, however
The EU should also ban the import of Russian agricultural products
Which still enters the Union through Belarus and the Baltic states. “This kind of targeted approach to trade between Ukraine and the EU is what we all need during the transition period.” He said.
As for wheat, it is not Ukraine that is causing problems for Polish farmers, but Russia
– Draw attention to the Deputy Minister. Russian grain exports to the European Union increased by more than 50 percent to 1.5 million tons between 2022 and 2023.
Katska accused Moscow of inciting protests in Poland as well, which has already been raised by Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU commissioner responsible for trade policy.
The Ukrainian politician stated that Kiev supports the new measures proposed by Brussels As of June, the import of eggs, poultry and sugar will be restricted. It allows individual countries to close their markets to Ukrainian grain, except when it is transported through it to other countries. In an attempt to ease tensions, Kiev also recently agreed to redirect its corn exports to Italy and Spain via the Black Sea rather than by land via neighboring countries.
“We have voluntarily suspended corn exports to all neighboring EU member states. Despite this, we exported another record amount in 2023, which is 15 million tons of corn. So Ukrainian corn is in great demand in other countries“- Katska commented.
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