Ukraine wants to license only products covered by the current embargo. He threatens "retaliation" against Polish vegetables

Ukraine

Regulation & Compliances

Published Mar 28, 2024

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Poland and Ukraine are engaged in challenging bilateral talks regarding food trade, with Ukraine favoring the European Commission's trade liberalization conditions and Poland seeking to protect its farmers through import restrictions. Polish Agriculture Minister Czesław Siekierski pointed out the difficulty in distinguishing between different types of support for Ukraine, while Deputy Minister Michał Kołodziejczak expressed frustration over Ukraine's failure to limit grain imports as promised. The discussions, which include the possibility of extending licensing to more products, aim to address the adverse effects of low grain prices and aggressive trade policies by Russia and Ukraine on the Polish agricultural market.

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Bilateral talks with Ukraine on food trade are difficult. Ukrainians want to maintain the conditions of trade liberalization proposed by the European Commission, while Poland believes that restrictions on the import of products from Ukraine are needed, informed the Minister of Agriculture, Czesław Siekierski, on Wednesday. "Many bilateral talks were held with Ukraine. They were difficult talks (...) the Ukrainian side very much wants to maintain (...) the conditions of trade liberalization that were proposed by the European Commission, believing that it is important assistance for Ukraine, with what should be agreed upon. We in the Ministry of Agriculture are talking about the need to separate humanitarian aid, military aid, or economic support as a whole from such a sectoral approach," Siekierski said on Wednesday during a press conference. The minister explained that "it cannot be that farmers, mainly in border countries, are burdened with too high costs in terms of trade ...

Source: AgroPolska