Poland will probably stop the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products from April 1

Published 2024년 3월 26일

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Poland and Ukraine are engaged in negotiations to implement a licensing system for agricultural products, aiming to stop the transit of Ukrainian grain, such as corn and wheat, starting April 1. This decision follows three months of protests by Polish farmers at the Ukrainian border, leading to some of their demands being met. The Polish government plans to offer additional payments to farmers with surplus wheat to alleviate the situation. The ongoing border protests have caused logistical issues and increased costs for both nations, impacting food supply chains. Meanwhile, Lithuanian grain producers have expressed concerns over the influx of Russian grain into the EU, considering it a more significant issue than the Ukrainian grain.

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Poland and Ukraine are currently negotiating the introduction of a licensing system for agricultural products. According to the message of the Minister of Development and Technology of Poland, Krzysztof Hetman, Warsaw also hopes to stop the transit of Ukrainian grain from April 1. "We have made great progress in negotiations with Ukraine regarding the licensing system, which our predecessors were unable to implement. We are already at the stage of negotiations with the Ukrainian side about sensitive products. I hope that these negotiations will continue this week and will come to an end," he said, Radio Lublin reported. Hetman also emphasized that the Polish government intends to provide additional payments to farmers who have an excess amount of wheat. "We hope, since we talked about it with the Ukrainian side, that even transit, primarily corn and wheat, will practically stop from April 1," the Polish official added. He also noted that during the long three-month protests of ...

Source: Landlord