transit will resume after an agreement between kyiv and Warsaw

by time news

2023-04-18 22:22:59

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Poland had decided on Saturday April 15 to ban imports from Ukraine to protect its own farmers, the two countries concluded an agreement on Tuesday on the resumption of the transit of Ukrainian cereals.

« We managed to put in place mechanisms so that not a single ton of wheat will remain in Poland, that the goods will transit through Poland said Robert Telus, Poland’s Agriculture Minister, after a meeting with Ukrainian officials. The transit through Poland of Ukrainian cereals should therefore be able to resume in the coming days, according to the two parties.

« We treat the problems of our Polish colleagues with the same attention that Poland treats ours. Therefore, we must react quickly and constructively to this crisis situation “, indicated for his part the Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development, Ioulia Svyrydenko.

Critique of kyiv and Brussels

The transport of Ukrainian cereals via Poland will be monitored in particular by a GPS system, specified the Polish minister.

Poland decided on Saturday to ban imports of grain and other agricultural products from neighboring Ukraine for protect its own farmers, without consulting either kyiv or the European Commission, exposing itself to criticism from both sides. Pressure came from Brussels, which condemned Warsaw’s unilateral decision, followed over the weekend by that of Budapestto ban the import of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine.

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Fall in the price of wheat

Ukrainian cereals destined for foreign countries transit through the European Union since the traditional export route via the Black Sea was blocked by the Russian invasion. Grain markets in Poland have been destabilized by the influx of Ukrainian agricultural imports. Inexpensive, they have caused wheat prices to plummet. Tons of nationally produced cereals saturate from Polish silos, raising the discontent of the agricultural world.

For Ukraine, the challenge is to open one of the transit routes via Poland so that these grains can supply third countries, particularly in Africa.

(And with AFP)

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