The bans on Ukrainian grain and other food products that were unilaterally introduced by the war-torn country’s neighbours are not a viable solution, Konstantinos Baginetas, secretary general of Greece’s agriculture ministry, told EU agriculture and fisheries ministers in Luxembourg on Wednesday.
Already this week, the agrarian division of NIBULON has started the sowing campaign of spring crops.
EDA has conveyed its discontent over the fact that several Member States have, unilaterally, implemented trade restricting measures on the import of Ukrainian agri-food products, including dairy products, to the European Commission.
The recently introduced ban on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine to Poland will not threaten Astarta Holding's revenues, as the company wants to export its goods to Western European countries, representatives of the company's management board announced during an online conference.
The company also announced that it does not intend to pay dividends from the profit for 2022.
This was said by the representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Andrii Yusov to Suspilne while commenting propaganda attacks of muscovite’s defence ministry against Ukraine.
The International Trade Committee gave its green light on Thursday for another one-year suspension of EU import duties on Ukrainian exports to support the country’s economy.
Despite the constant challenges caused by the full-scale war, Astarta’s team continues to strengthen its operations, supply products to domestic and foreign markets and actively carry out humanitarian activities to near the Victory of Ukraine.
The most discussed news from the agricultural sector in recent days is the restriction which is introduced for the supply of grain, oil crops, and processed products by some of our neighbors - EU member states. We consider it appropriate to comment on the situation and highlight certain points.
Hungary’s grain lobby criticized a government ban on agricultural imports from Ukraine, saying it would lead to shortages and undermine efforts to curb the European Union’s highest inflation rate.
Two-day negotiations between representatives of the Ukrainian government and Polish colleagues regarding the ban on the import of Ukrainian agricultural and food products into Poland, as well as their transit, introduced for the period from April 15 to June 30, ended in Warsaw. The result of the negotiations was an agreement on the resumption of transit through the territory of Poland from April 21.
The Union of the Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine is disappointed with the outcome of the negotiations. It does not change the situation with the ban on milk exports and thus puts the domestic dairy industry under attack.