[キーウ １７日 ロイター] – Ukraine has announced a ban on imports of grains and other food products from Ukraine to protect its agricultural sector. Participate in consultations held in The talks are likely to continue until May 18, with the aim of resuming grain shipments through Poland, according to people familiar with the matter.
Poland and Hungary announced on Thursday that they would ban some imports from Ukraine. Slovakia also announced on Wednesday it would implement similar measures, and other countries in central and eastern Europe are also considering it, they said.
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine blocked Black Sea ports, cheap Ukrainian grains lingered in Central Europe, hurting local farmers. The EU’s executive body, the European Commission, said on Wednesday that Poland and Hungary’s unilateral ban on imports of grain and other food products from Ukraine to protect their agricultural sectors was unacceptable. warned.
About 10 percent of Ukrainian food exports go to Poland and about 6 percent to Hungary, said Ukrainian Minister of Agriculture and Food Sorsky.
