Lithuanian vegetable producers with a Russian cucumber problem

Lithuanian vegetable growers claim that cucumbers and tomatoes grown in Russia are imported to Lithuania via Belarus and Poland with false documents of origin. The country's deputy agriculture minister says EU restrictions could solve the problem. “The main problem is preventing these goods from entering the EU. However, there is a free flow of goods within the EU and it is more difficult to control it without border checks, so the main task is to limit the introduction of these goods into the common market," Vytenis Tomkus said on Wednesday in an interview for LRT RADIO. He noted that in March, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and the Czech Republic called on the European Commission to consider restricting food imports from Russia and Belarus. There are currently no sanctions on food products. The Lithuanian Association of Covered Producers reported on Tuesday that vegetables grown in Russia, mainly cucumbers and tomatoes, were imported to Lithuania via Belarus and Poland with ...