Lithuanian farmers complain about Russian vegetables with fake documents

Published 2024년 4월 3일

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Lithuanian vegetable growers are raising concerns over cucumbers and tomatoes from Russia, allegedly entering Lithuania via Belarus and Poland with forged documents, and being sold at lower prices than local produce. This situation, highlighted by the Lithuanian Greenhouse Association, is causing financial strain on local and other EU growers due to the undercutting of prices. In response, Lithuania, along with Latvia, Estonia, Poland, and the Czech Republic, has urged the European Commission to consider imposing restrictions on food imports from Russia and Belarus, despite the lack of current sanctions on food products. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Vitenis Tomkus, pointed out the difficulty in controlling such imports due to the EU's policy on the free movement of goods.

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Lithuanian vegetable growers claim that cucumbers and tomatoes grown in Russia enter their country through Belarus and Poland with forged documents of origin. They are sold at a price lower than local products. This is reported by LRT. "The main problem is to prevent these goods from entering the EU. The free movement of goods already exists in the EU, and without border checks it is more difficult to control, so the main task is to limit the entry of these goods into the common market," said Vitenis Tomkus, Lithuania's Deputy Minister of Agriculture. In March, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and the Czech Republic called on the European Commission to weigh and consider the issue of limiting food imports from Russia and Belarus. Currently, there are no sanctions on food products. The Lithuanian Greenhouse Association said that Russian-grown vegetables, mainly cucumbers and tomatoes, arrive in Lithuania via Belarus and Poland with forged documents of origin. Moreover, they are ...

Source: Agrotimes