Ukrainian exporters are looking for alternative routes for frozen berries to the EU due to the blockade of the Ukrainian-Polish border

President of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association (UPOA) Taras Bashtannik notes that the blockade on the Ukrainian-Polish border forced exporters of frozen berries to look for alternative routes to the EU. However, a detour through Romania, Hungary or Slovakia makes it impossible to enter Poland. In his opinion, this is an important logistical factor, since Poland accounts for half of the export of Ukrainian frozen berries, which they often process and export to third countries as their own product. “The Poles realized that their border was being circumvented. Therefore, even if you enter Poland from Slovakia and not from Ukraine, you will still be required to go through all the customs procedures necessary for the import of Ukrainian products. Therefore, I would not say that bypassing Poland globally solves the issue of problems at the borders,” adds Taras Bashtannik. According to him, alternative options for exporting frozen berries by rail in containers do not work. ...