Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania will ask the European Commission to extend the ban on imports of Ukrainian grain until the end of the year. This was announced by Polish Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Robert Telius to journalists.
“Today, at our request, five ministers of the countries bordering (on Ukraine) met in a remote format. We have worked out a common position which we will present at the next meeting of the European Council,” Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telius said.
The minister explained that the common position contains three main points. The countries support a surcharge on the transit of Ukrainian grain through the EU, but are in favour of a ban on imports until the end of the year. Also, the five EU countries intend to achieve “elasticity of the spike” so that certain products, such as raspberries or sunflower oil, can be added to it.
“Each of the five ministers said they saw no other possibility. None abstained,” Telius added.
According to his data, about 10 million tonnes of grain were exported from Poland from January to August this year, and about six million from April to August. At the same time, about one million tonnes of grain have been imported from Ukraine to Poland since the beginning of the year. Since June, the Polish market has not received any Ukrainian grain.
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