The Council of the European Union has approved the imposition of prohibitive tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus, effective July 1. This was stated by the First Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis on the social networking site. X.
“EU ministers agreed to significantly increase tariffs on grain imports from the Russian Federation and Belarus from July 1,” he wrote.
The EU Council statement argues that the European Union’s prohibitive tariffs on grain from Russia and Belarus will not affect transit through the community’s ports to third countries.
“Tariffs will apply to grain products, whether originating or exported directly from Russia and Belarus to the European Union. In the statement, it was stated that it is not valid for transits from both countries to third countries via EU territory.
On May 30, Kommersant reported that export prices of Russian wheat as of the end of last week were announced, based on data from the Center for Price Indices (CPI). made The cost of grain, which is $245 per ton, increased by 15.6% during the month.
Previously Russia guess A record in grain sales abroad.