Polish Minister of Agriculture: grain corresponding to ten percent of last year’s harvest flowed in from Ukraine

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The minister presented the data of the Polish State Tax Administration (KAS) on grain imports to Ukraine on TVP1 public television. The Ukrainian import, equivalent to almost a tenth of the 35 million tons of Polish grain harvest, nevertheless shook not only the Polish market, but also the European market, Telus concluded.

He pointed out: Cereals also arrived in Europe from the south

“There is a suspicion (…) that Russian grain was also transported to Europe from the south, and it is cheaper than Ukrainian grain,” the minister noted. Telus announced: on Friday afternoon, it will consult with the competent representatives of the countries neighboring Ukraine about the control of the import of agricultural products that are not subject to the extraordinary EU measures imposed on the four basic grain products. He mentioned the possibility of applying restrictions to other agricultural products as well, if they would “disrupt the market balance”. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki indicated last week: Warsaw will propose to the European Commission (EC) that, in addition to the cereal import ban, it also examines the risks of importing additional Ukrainian agricultural products.

This is what the EC decided

On Tuesday, at the initiative of Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania, the EC adopted measures regarding the EU import of agricultural products from Ukraine. Pursuant to this, wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds can be freely marketed in all EU member states between May 2 and June 5, except for the five member states neighboring Ukraine, which are most affected by the lifting of import restrictions. Transit of the mentioned products is still possible.

MTI