A ban on Polish apples will harm Ukraine itself, not Poland

Published 2023년 9월 20일

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The news of a potential ban on Polish agricultural imports to Ukraine has surprised Poland, as they only supply a small amount of vegetables and fruits to Ukraine. The Polish minister believes that his country will manage the situation, but is unsure if Ukraine will be able to cope. This ban is in response to Poland's extension of a unilateral ban on the import of Ukrainian grain, which Ukraine has responded to by filing a complaint with the WTO against Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.

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According to him, the news about a possible ban on the import of Polish agricultural products to Ukraine caused great surprise in Warsaw. He noted that Poland supplies Ukraine with “a little” of vegetables and fruits. At the same time, Warsaw “will cope with this problem, but it is unknown whether Ukraine will cope,” the minister said. Earlier it became known that Ukraine intends to introduce an embargo on a number of Polish agricultural products in response to the extension of the unilateral ban on the import of Ukrainian grain. As stated by Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Taras Kachka, onions, tomatoes, cabbage and apples from Poland will be subject to the embargo. In mid-September, the European Commission did not extend the ...

Source: RG