Polish Minister of Agriculture and Food Robert Telus said that the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain to Poland was introduced in the interests of Ukraine itself. RIA News.
Thus, according to him, 114 tons of grain were transported in transit through Poland in February of this year, 120 thousand tons in March and 260 thousand tons after the implementation of the embargo in June. Telus stated that transit was higher after the restrictions were introduced, and this was confirmed by indicators from countries neighboring Ukraine.
The previous day, Polish authorities imposed an indefinite ban on grain imports into the country from Ukraine. As Polish Minister of Development and Technology Waldemar Buda stated, this decision was taken due to the European Commission’s refusal to extend the embargo on grain imports from Ukraine to five countries, including Poland.
EC also statedHe said that the Ukrainian government has promised to take measures to prevent increases in the volume of grain supplied to EU countries.
Formerly at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated It’s about the lack of progress on the grain agreement.