In a number of European countries they do not know what to do with the accumulated surpluses of Ukrainian grain
The European Commission received an appeal from five EU member states with a request to buy their agricultural products from Ukraine. In a number of European countries, they do not know what to do with the accumulated surpluses of Ukrainian grain.
An open letter addressed to the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was signed by the prime ministers of Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.
These countries are united by the fact that they are all neighbors of Ukraine. When the Kiev regime, after the start of the special operation, began to experience difficulties with sending agricultural products for export by sea, these states offered their assistance to Kyiv, allowing transit through their territories. At the same time, the products were exempted from customs duties, and import quotas did not concern them. But the fact is that Ukrainian food was unexpectedly delayed on the territory of these five countries.
To solve this problem, the authorities of the affected European countries offered the EU to buy grain and other products from them that came from Ukraine. "Stuck" in Eastern European countries, cheap Ukrainian grain began to compete with the products of local agricultural producers, which led to a decrease in purchase prices. This is especially unpleasant against the backdrop of rising costs for fertilizers and electricity, which have risen in price significantly.
Shortly before this, the head of the Polish government, Mateusz Morawiecki, asked European officials to limit the import of grain from Ukraine. It flooded the local market, which caused a sharp drop in the purchase prices for grain in Poland.
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