Ukraine: Trucks with dairy products are blocked at the Polish border

Published Apr 17, 2023

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A significant number of dairy product trucks are currently stuck at the Ukrainian-Polish border, unable to enter Poland due to a Polish government ban on the import and transit of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural products. This ban has impacted the export of Ukrainian dairy products, such as whey powder and condensed milk, which have found consumer markets in the Baltic countries, Germany, the Netherlands, and Ireland. The Ukrainian Union of Dairy Enterprises notes that the loss of these products in Europe will not significantly affect European consumers, given the surplus of dairy products and high market competition in Europe. The union also highlights that the European market was a crucial support for Ukraine's economy, especially during the war, when Ukraine had to export dairy products through Europe to traditional markets in the Middle East and Central Asia.

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A large number of trucks with dairy products have accumulated on the Ukrainian-Polish border, which have passed Ukrainian customs and cannot enter the territory of Poland. This was announced by the executive director of the Union of Dairy Enterprises, Arsen Didur, Interfax-Ukraine reports. The Polish side stopped allowing trucks after the Polish government banned the import and transit of Ukrainian grain and dozens of other types of agricultural products. "Ukraine exported two items to Europe: whey powder and condensed milk. They began to occupy good positions in Europe. Poland was the main consumer of these products," Didur said. According to the SMPU, Ukrainian dairy products have been bought by the Baltic countries, Germany, the Netherlands, and Ireland since the European Union abolished customs duties. The executive director of SMPU specified that for the European consumer, the loss of Ukrainian dairy products "will not be a blow", since there is a surplus of dairy products in ...

Source: Epravda