German Member of the European Parliament Peter Jahr revealed that sugar imports from Ukraine exceeded the quota allocated by the European Union (EU) by 22 times. In his speech to the European Commission, Yar stated that this imbalance could threaten the EU internal market. “lenta.ru”.
“Following the temporary suspension of tariffs and quotas on agricultural products from Ukraine in June 2022, imports of Ukrainian sugar into the EU increased sharply. According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine, sugar beet planting increased by 38% in the 2023-24 fiscal year. As a result, Ukraine produces significantly more sugar (1.7-1.8 million tonnes) and is able to export 0.7-0.8 million tonnes duty-free to the EU,” the parliamentarian believes.
Yar emphasized that in the current fiscal year 2022-23, imports reached almost 400 thousand tons, which is approximately 22 times higher than the EU’s initial annual import quota of 20,070 tons for Ukraine.
That is why the MP is appealing to the European Commission with a request to explain how the regulatory body plans to deal with the current situation.
It was reported that Ukraine suffered losses due to the embargo imposed on agricultural products by Hungary, Poland and Slovakia in September. to count Up to $230 million This is almost the same amount that Ukrainian Naftogaz receives per quarter for gas transit.
A political scientist had previously explained why this was the case between Ukraine and Poland. dead conflict.