The EU farmers' associations demand stronger control over imports from Ukraine

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Bulgaria

France

Published Feb 17, 2024

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Six major European Union farmers' organizations, represented by COPA-COGECA, have expressed concerns over the European Commission's proposals for controlling Ukrainian agricultural imports. They argue that the proposals could destabilize the EU's poultry, egg, sugar, grain, and honey sectors. The lack of proposed restrictions on grain and honey imports from Ukraine is a particular concern. The organizations also highlight the strain on EU farmers forced to sell their produce at prices significantly below the standard market price.

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Six large farmers' organizations of the European Union have criticized the European Commission's proposals for better control over the import of Ukrainian agricultural products as insufficient. As "European Truth" reports, on February 15, their joint appeal was distributed by the largest farm group in the EU, COPA-COGECA. European farmers believe that if the proposals of the European Commission are adopted, "the economic stability of the sectors of poultry farming, production of eggs, sugar, grain and honey in the EU will be put at risk." They draw attention to the fact that the European Commission does not propose to set restrictions on the import of grain and honey from Ukraine, and the rest of the goods are at last year's level, which is insufficient, because "it is these volumes that have led to the current predicament of EU producers." "Farmers in Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia are currently selling their produce at prices that are approximately 40% below the ...

Source: Epravda