Spanish ports are overflowing with Ukrainian grain, — the EU agricultural committee

Support for Ukrainian agricultural exports was discussed at a meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Development.

Thus, the rapporteur of the European Parliament, Pierre Bascu, emphasized that the EU does not really see “any very significant negative consequences from Ukraine for the agricultural market.”

“The Commission is working on the development of “corridors of solidarity” and the reduction of transit costs, as it wants Ukraine to continue to contribute to global food security and to be able to continue exporting its products to the EU, as well as beyond its borders,” said Basku.

At the same time, it is necessary to minimize the negative impact on European farmers, say MEPs. In their opinion, the surge in exports to the EU, which is so important for the Ukrainian economy, “had a certain unforeseen effect on some regional markets in the front-line member states, and also caused pressure in certain sectors in the EU.”

Mazali Aguilar, vice-president of the agricultural committee, said that Spanish ports are overflowing with grain not only from Ukraine, but also from Russia.

“With this pressure of imports, they cannot continue to operate. It is obvious that we must show our solidarity with Ukraine, but not at the expense of our grain producers,” she said, calling on the commission to take measures to prevent European grain producers from going bankrupt.

At the same time, Spain, where this year’s grain production fell by more than 40% due to unfavorable weather conditions, is now in dire need of grain.

It is necessary to support the transit of Ukrainian grains through the EU to final markets, according to MEPs. Also, some of them suggest, the World Food Fund could be more active and buy back some of these grains.

Source: Ukrinform