Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: Poland will apply to the EU to ban imports of frozen raspberries and strawberries from Ukraine

Published 2023년 7월 14일

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Poland plans to request a ban on the import of frozen raspberries and strawberries from Ukraine due to increased imports causing market disruptions and difficulties for Polish producers. The Minister of Agriculture, Robert Telus, emphasized the need for the five frontline countries affected by these disruptions to unite and speak with one voice to defend the interests of their farmers. Telus will be organizing a meeting in Warsaw to discuss the agricultural market situation resulting from Russia's aggression against Ukraine with the agricultural ministers of several countries.

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Poland will ask the EU Trade Commissioner to include frozen raspberries and strawberries in the so-called preventive measures, i.e. a ban on imports from Ukraine, the Minister of Agriculture Robert Telus announced on Friday. A letter on this matter is to be sent to the European Commission soon. As reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, on Friday Minister Robert Telus participated in a video meeting of the ministers of agriculture of Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary on preventive measures regarding the import of soft fruit from Ukraine. Coverage with preventive measures "In 2022 and in the first months of 2023, the import of Ukrainian strawberries and frozen raspberries to Poland increased significantly. This means huge difficulties for Polish producers and very serious market disruptions" - noted the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, quoted in the ministry's release. Telus added that this problem does not exist in ...

Source: AgroPolska