The AGPB wants to see customs duties reinstated for Ukrainian grain

Published 2024년 2월 1일

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The General Association of Wheat and Other Cereal Producers (AGPB) has expressed concern over the significant increase in Ukrainian wheat imports into the EU, which surged twenty-fold between 2021 and 2023. In response, Brussels has implemented an 'emergency brake' to limit imports of 'sensitive' products to average levels seen in 2022 and 2023. However, the AGPB finds the exclusion of other products from this mechanism unacceptable and is calling for a return to a quota system. The association also warns of potential disruption to the single European market as neighboring countries contemplate introducing import licenses.

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“We are extremely disappointed. The problem is crucial for cereals. Between 2021 and 2023, imports of Ukrainian wheat into the European Union increased twenty-fold. We went from 215,000 tonnes of wheat in 2021 to 5 million tonnes in 2023,” Eric Thirouin, president of the General Association of Wheat and Other Cereal Producers (AGPB), told AFP. To try to respond to the anger of farmers, Brussels announced for “sensitive” products – poultry, eggs and sugar – an “emergency brake” to limit the volume of imports to the average levels observed in 2022 and 2023, levels beyond which customs duties would be reimposed. European agricultural organizations immediately deemed the exclusion of other products from such a mechanism “unacceptable”. “We must find the right balance between solidarity with Ukraine and the consequences for European agriculture. By removing customs duties, the EU has created a breath of fresh air which is today generating very difficult market distortions, in a context ...

Source: TerreNet