Ukraine asks the European Commission to compensate farmers for the cost of logistics
23.08.2023 - 12:05
The Government of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy appealed to the European Commission to compensate Ukrainian farmers for the cost of transporting grain to distant EU ports.
The European Commission can compensate for the logistics costs of transporting Ukrainian grain to EU seaports.
This decision regarding compensation for the transportation of Ukrainian grain to the seaports of Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia and the Netherlands will improve the possibilities of uninterrupted export of Ukrainian agricultural products, said First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
This decision regarding compensation for the transportation of Ukrainian grain to the seaports of Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia and the Netherlands will improve the possibilities of uninterrupted export of Ukrainian agricultural products, said First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotskyi.
However, according to him, due to the blockade of the Black Sea ports, the cost of transporting Ukrainian grain to distant EU ports is very expensive for the farmer. And further delivery of agricultural products from these ports to the countries of Africa, Asia and the Middle East is unprofitable for Ukrainian farmers.
“The Ministry of Agricultural Policy and the Government appealed to the European Commission to compensate Ukrainian farmers for the cost of logistics in the amount of 30 euros per ton. The provision of such subsidies, which will be paid only when products are delivered to distant European ports, will improve exports, including positively affect transit through Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria,” said Taras Vysotskyi.
The First Deputy Minister also noted that Ukraine appealed to Turkey, the UN and other international partners to ensure the export of Ukrainian grain.
