Grain

The steps currently being discussed would ban the import of agricultural products to Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, which border Ukraine, as well as Bulgaria.

Lithuania can help export Ukrainian grain against the background of a temporary ban on the sale of agricultural products from Ukraine to Poland.

Four EU countries have already introduced a temporary ban on the import of grain from Ukraine. In fact, it is also about the transit of agricultural products. Negotiations are ongoing, the situation is worsening due to the peak of sowing, the blockade of vessel inspections in the Bosphorus and the uncertainty of the future of the agricultural market.

A ship with stolen Ukrainian grain, which was delivered from occupied Kerch, entered the port of Turkey.

Due to the ban on the export of agricultural products to neighboring countries, Ukraine will suffer significant losses. In general, Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia accounted for 28% of all Ukrainian grain exports.

The plan of the invaders to increase transshipment of stolen grain in the Berdyansk port from the current 20,000 tons to 150,000 tons per month.

The signing of the agreement with Poland on the export of Ukrainian grain has been postponed until next Monday.

On April 13, the Ministry of Agriculture of Slovakia banned the processing of grain imported from Ukraine, as well as its sale on the domestic market.

Last week, Ukrainian ports saw a decrease in traders’ demand prices for wheat and corn.

Due to the crisis in the Polish agricultural market, Ukraine will refrain from direct export of some types of agricultural products until the new season. The transit of Ukrainian agricultural products will not stop.