Ukraine says extension of the EU grain import ban is inappropriate
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Published Jun 8, 2023
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Ukraine’s agricultural ministry considers it “inappropriate” to extend restrictions on Ukrainian food imports to some European states until September 15, informed the ministry on Wednesday. The European Commission said on Monday it was extending an arrangement whereby five of Ukraine’s EU neighbours can restrict imports of Ukrainian grain and oilseeds. The EU on May 2 allowed the five […]
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Ukraine’s agricultural ministry considers it “inappropriate” to extend restrictions on Ukrainian food imports to some European states until September 15, informed the ministry on Wednesday. The European Commission said on Monday it was extending an arrangement whereby five of Ukraine’s EU neighbours can restrict imports of Ukrainian grain and oilseeds. The EU on May 2 allowed the five countries – Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia – to ban domestic sales of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seeds while allowing transit through them for export elsewhere, including to other EU countries. “The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine considers it inappropriate to extend the European Commission’s decision to restrict imports of Ukrainian agricultural products until 15 September 2023,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that it hopes it will not be extended afterwards. The EU liberalised all imports from Ukraine for an initial 12 months from June ...
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