The drama of Polish gardeners: A conflict is brewing in the country over Ukrainian fruit and berry products
Fruits
Poland
Published May 2, 2023
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In Poland, after problems with grain imports, another scandalous aspect is looming on the horizon - many enterprises have refrigerators full of Ukrainian products. They claim that it is no longer profitable for them to buy Polish fruits, reports Ukrayina,pl. “This is a drama for us,” says Miroslav Maliszewski, president of the Polish Fruit Producers Association.
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The organization published on its website an appeal “No to imports from Ukraine!”, which says: “We demand immediate information on the number of frozen foods, juices and other fruit products that Ukraine imported into our country.” “We demand strengthening control activities, especially in the field of testing for residues of protective substances, heavy metals and other substances that do not meet Polish and EU standards. As well as the immediate revision of international agreements adopted by Poland in recent years, which allowed the practice of uncontrolled imports of agricultural products from Ukraine,” the statement says. See also: What will Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and others lose from the ban on imports from Ukraine? Miroslav Maliszewski added in an interview to Wirtualna Polska that the first harvest will start in a few weeks. “First it will be garden strawberries (strawberries), then raspberries, cherries, currants. At the beginning of the season, the situation ...
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