Netherlands: Stop tariff-free export of poultry meat from Ukraine, says Nepluvi chairman

Gert-Jan Oplaat, chairman of Nepluvi, is raising the alarm about the enormous increase in cheap chicken meat from Ukraine that does not meet European environmental and animal welfare standards. “While we are trying to help Ukraine due to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion, our market is being flooded with chicken meat that does not meet our standards,” says Oplaat. The European Commission, the European Parliament and Dutch politicians want to support Ukraine, and Oplaat understands those good intentions. “However, these institutions have made a significant mistake,” Oplaat believes, “by allowing tariff-free exports from Ukraine to the EU. One Ukrainian oligarch in particular with a billion-dollar company is benefiting from this situation, at the expense of ordinary Ukrainians. This state of affairs not only leads to a distorted European market, but also misses the original goal: supporting the Ukrainian population.” “The European market is being flooded with ...