Poland and Romania refused to increase transit of Ukrainian grain, — Politico

Ukraine has asked to increase the volume of agricultural transit through Europe, but Poland and Romania have said they cannot increase the volume of Ukrainian grain transit.

This is reported by Politico.

Romanian Agriculture Minister Barna Tancoş said that excess volumes of Ukrainian grain, together with low water levels on the Danube, are already overloading Romanian ports and making it difficult for local farmers to sell their products.

“The interests of our own farmers remain a priority,” he said.

According to Tancoş, Romania continues to optimize logistics. In September, Bucharest and Kyiv signed a memorandum on simplifying border crossings and developing rail connections. At the same time, it is impossible to quickly double the capacity of railways, roads and ports.

Poland also does not plan additional measures to increase transit. Anna Shumanska, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Infrastructure, told Politico that the agency “does not intend to make any changes aimed at increasing the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products.”

Recall that earlier, the Minister of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine, Taras Vysotskyi, in Brussels, called on EU countries to help expand alternative export routes and allocate €1.1 billion to compensate for additional logistics costs.