Eastern European countries complain about Ukrainian grain
Janusz Wojciechowski, EU Commissioner for Agriculture, made a statement at the end of the meeting held in Brussels by the agriculture ministers of 27 EU member countries.
Noting that they reviewed the situation in the food market, Wojciechowski said: “The most sensitive issue at the meeting was the import of food from Ukraine.” saying.
“WE NEED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS”
Wojciechowski stated that some Eastern European countries such as Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria, which border Ukraine, focus on the situation of agricultural and food markets, saying: “We need to solve the problems of our farmers who have problems to sell their products. products.” he used the phrase.
Recalling that Ukraine’s food imports into the EU were almost completely stopped at the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine War, Wojciechowski said that this situation has changed with the EU’s “solidarity lines” allowing the transport of food products by Earth.
Emphasizing that the imports of agricultural products from Ukraine to the EU increased in 2022 compared to the previous year, Wojciechowski said: “The import of wheat, which was 287 thousand tons in 2021, reached 2 million 849 thousand tons in 2022 Corn imports increased from 7 million 309 thousand tons to 12 million 20 thousand tons in 2022. Sunflower seeds reached 1 million 855 thousand tons in 2022 from 25 thousand tons. This situation causes some problems in Ukraine’s neighboring countries.” he performed the assessment of it.
“NO PRESENTATION”
Noting that this is a problem specific to Ukraine’s neighboring countries, Wojciechowski stated that there is no attempt to prevent, stop or reduce imports from Ukraine.
“We need to support the farmers affected by this situation.” Wojciechowski said that they will seriously consider using the crisis reserve and will develop a solution by further analyzing the situation.
Wojciechowski said: “The grain warehouses in Ukraine’s neighboring countries are completely full. The farmer cannot sell what he produces. This is a problem that needs to be addressed with some kind of support program.” saying. (AA)