Ukraine's fruit and vegetable embargo could cost Poland up to $9 million a month

Published Sep 20, 2023

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Ukraine's embargo on vegetable and fruit imports may cost Poland approximately $8.7 million per month, equivalent to Poland's monthly supply of agriculture to Ukraine this year. After the European Commission decided not to extend restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural products, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland unilaterally extended the ban. Ukraine submitted a request to the WTO for suing these countries and may also implement sanctions by banning the import of fruits and vegetables from Poland.

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Russian Sputnik News Agency, Moscow, September 19th. Sputnik News Agency calculated based on Ukrainian customs data that Ukraine’s embargo on vegetable and fruit imports may cost Poland approximately US$8.7 million per month, which is equivalent to the monthly supply of Polish agriculture to Ukraine this year. Product export volume. On September 15, the European Commission decided not to extend restrictions on four types of Ukrainian agricultural products entering several neighboring EU member states. After that, the governments of Slovakia, Hungary and Poland announced unilateral extensions of the ban. In response, Ukraine submitted a request to the WTO Suing the above-mentioned countries. Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, said that the Ukrainian government may also implement sanctions in response and ban the import of fruits and vegetables from Poland. According to calculations by Sputnik News, in the first ...

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