Європа запровадила заборонні мита на російську та білоруську агропродукцію Europe introduced prohibitive tariffs on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products

From July 1, the Decision of the Council of the European Union on increasing duties on the import of grain and oil crops, as well as processed products imported from the Russian Federation and Belarus, entered into force. The corresponding decision was made recently, on May 30.

From now on, the duty on soft wheat is 95 euros per ton, and on hard grain - 148 euros. The duty on barley and rye is EUR 93, and oil crops, oils and meal from them, as well as beet pulp - 50% of the customs value. In addition, the specified products also do not have access to EU tariff quotas.

We will remind that recently, during another meeting within the "Lublin triangle" with the participation of representatives of the agrarian committees of the parliaments of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine, a declaration was signed in Warsaw on the ban on the import of agricultural products of Russian and Belarusian origin into the EU countries, as well as the ban on the transit of all food of the Russian Federation and Belarus through EU countries. The document calls on the leadership of the EU and member states to take the initiative to ban the import of agricultural products of Russian and Belarusian origin into the EU and to consider banning the transit of Russian and Belarusian agricultural products through the territory of the EU. It is also proposed to consider limiting the access of Russian producers to the world's advanced technologies and equipment and to implement interventional systems for the purchase of surplus grain on the market. At the same time, unscrupulous trade practices in future trade between the countries can be limited and assistance to Ukraine in restoring its position on the world market by unblocking sales channels can be recorded.

It should be noted that on March 8, the Polish Seimas adopted a resolution on the introduction of sanctions in connection with the import of Russian and Belarusian food and agricultural products to the European Union. Later, on March 14, the Seimas of Lithuania adopted a resolution calling for a ban on grain imports from Russia and Belarus at the European level. At the same time, European countries are studying the possibility of introducing prohibitive tariffs not only on grain crops, but also on any other food products originating from Russia and Belarus.