Poland has decided not to lift restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural products.

Poland will maintain the ban on the import of wheat, corn, rapeseed, and sunflower seeds from Ukraine, despite changes in European Union rules regarding trade. This is reported by Reuters. In June 2022, the EU temporarily lifted tariffs and quotas on Ukrainian agricultural products following the invasion by Russia to help Ukraine offset higher costs of exporting its goods through the EU after Russia threatened its traditional Black Sea shipping routes. European farmers have protested against low incomes, rising prices, and competition from cheap imports, particularly from Ukraine and South American countries of the Mercosur bloc (including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay), demanding fairer trade conditions and regulatory relief. Trade principles will revert to those provided by the association agreement between the EU and Kyiv, and duty-free imports of sensitive goods such ...