Moldovan agrarians demand the extension of restrictions on grain and sunflower imports from Ukraine to 2025

Published 2024년 12월 5일

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Moldovan farmer associations are appealing to the government to extend the restrictions on the supply of grain from Ukraine, currently set to expire on December 31, until 2025. The associations argue that the import licensing regime needs to be maintained to safeguard the agricultural sector. They cite last year's liberalization of grain imports from Ukraine as an example of the detrimental effects on local farmers. In response, the Moldovan parliament had introduced a special license requirement for the import of certain crops in July 2024, a move initiated by the farmers' associations to shield local producers from foreign competition.

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Farmer associations of Moldova demanded an extension to 2025. restrictions on the supply of grain from Ukraine, the term of which expires on December 31 of this year. The association "Farmer's Power", the Association of Grain Crops Producers and the Association of Oil Crops Producers of the Republic of Moldova addressed such a request to the government, reports TASS. "It is important to maintain the import licensing regime in order to protect the agricultural sector. Last year, we witnessed the catastrophic effect of the liberalization of grain imports from Ukraine on Moldovan farmers, who are currently struggling to survive," the request emphasizes. We will remind that in July 2024 the parliament of Moldova introduced a special regime for the import of wheat, corn and sunflowers into the country, ...

Source: Agravery