Zuzana Nouzovska, Secretary General of the Service Department of the Slovak Ministry of Agriculture, said that the country will strengthen control over the quality and transit of grain products imported from Ukraine in order to protect the local market. It has been reported teraz.sk.
Nouzovska emphasized that wheat, corn, oilseeds or flour from Ukraine must meet the same quality and safety criteria as products from Slovak producers. According to him, the Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with the financial service and with the participation of regulatory authorities, begins to monitor the movement of goods in Slovakia.
The Secretary-General announced that the representatives of the financial services at the border will put a seal on all batches of grain products crossing from the territory of Slovakia to other countries. These shipments to Slovakia will be tested for pesticides and other substances.
Earlier, Reuters, citing a statement by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, stated that the Polish side suggested The European Union (EU) will use all available means to limit the Ukrainian grain supply.
Prior to that, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic appealed to the European Commission, calling for restrictive measures to reduce grain imports from Ukraine into their markets and to protect the interests of local agricultural producers.