Alternative logistics of Ukrainian grain through Baltic ports discussed in Brussels

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy also sets itself the task of forming a coordinated Baltic approach to verifying the origin of grain.

This was reported by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotskyi. 

“In Brussels, we talked about a practical mechanism for countering the sale of stolen Ukrainian grain to international markets with the heads of the ministries of agriculture of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Our task is to form a coordinated Baltic approach to verifying the origin of grain,” the minister emphasized.

In particular, Vysotsky noted that practical work is already underway. Lithuania is piloting the Grain Verification Scheme through the port of Klaipeda. Since September 16, Latvia has taken four grain samples and sent them for research to a French laboratory. Two more samples are planned.

“It is important to scale this practice and create an effective mechanism that will complicate the legalization of grain stolen in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories. I thank Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for their consistent support of Ukraine and their readiness to move towards practical solutions,” added Taras Vysotskyi.

Separately, during the meeting, they discussed alternative logistics of Ukrainian agricultural products through Baltic ports.

As previously reported by USM, Lithuania is looking for stolen Ukrainian grain among Russian agricultural products. Samples from a batch of “Russian” grain at a customs warehouse in Klaipeda were sent for laboratory analysis to France to verify its true origin.