Brussels reintroduces tariffs on Ukrainian oats due to high imports

The European Commission announced today that starting this Wednesday and until June 5, 2025, it will reintroduce tariffs on Ukrainian oats arriving in the European Union (EU), due to the high levels of imports of that cereal from the affected country. due to the war in recent months. In June 2022, the suspension of tariffs and quotas on imports of Ukrainian products came into force in the EU, as a measure to support Kiev in the face of the Russian invasion. These exemptions have been prolonged for some time. two years, but the latest extension, which came into effect earlier this month, has taken into account European producers' concerns about increased Ukrainian imports and contains an "emergency brake" that applies to eggs, poultry, sugar, oats, corn, groats and honey. It is precisely this emergency brake that the European Commission is going to activate for oats starting tomorrow. Consequently, from tomorrow until the 5th June 2025, Ukrainian oats imported into the EU will be ...