Poland reaches an agreement with kyiv on the transit of Ukrainian wheat

Common ground found. Poland and Ukraine have concluded an agreement on the resumption of the transit of Ukrainian cereals, suspended on Saturday, the Polish Minister of Agriculture announced on Tuesday April 18. “We managed to put in place mechanisms so that not a single ton of wheat will remain in Poland, that the goods will transit through Poland”said Robert Telus, after a meeting with Ukrainian officials.

The transit through Poland of Ukrainian cereals should therefore be able to resume in the coming days, according to the two parties. Poland decided on Saturday to ban imports of grain and other agricultural products from neighboring Ukraine to protect its farmers. Hungary and Slovakia have recently taken similar steps. The decision had been criticized by kyiv and the European Commission.

Stocks of grain piled up in Poland, driving down local prices, which led to protests by farmers and the resignation of Poland’s previous agriculture minister.