Neighbors continue to limit the access of Ukrainian agricultural products to the European market

A number of Ukraine's neighbors in Europe continue to limit the access of Ukrainian agricultural products to the European market. In particular, during his presidency of the EU Council from January to June 2025, he will seek to limit the access of Ukrainian agricultural products to the European market. And Moldova will extend restrictions on grain and oil imports from Ukraine.

As the Minister of Agriculture of Poland Czeslaw Sekerski emphasized, relations with Ukraine, as well as issues of cooperation with South American countries that are part of the Mercosur bloc, will be among the main directions in the agrarian sphere during the said presidency. As reported by a number of mass media with reference to the statement of the Polish government official, his country will seek to introduce new conditions of cooperation and significantly limit the openness of the European Union to goods from Ukraine. After all, in his opinion, Ukrainian goods disrupt the stability of European markets.

In turn, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova has already announced that the licensing procedure for the import of grain and oil crops into the republic, valid until December 31 of this year, will be extended. As IPN reports, this statement was made after information appeared in the public space that the authorities of Moldova are delaying the adoption of this decision. It should be noted that last week the leading agricultural association of Moldova "Farmers' Power" appealed to the government to extend the licensing of imports of grain and oil crops from Ukraine. The association also warned about possible protests with the blocking of checkpoints on the border with Ukraine. This may happen due to the fact that the country's authorities have not yet extended restrictions on grain imports. In turn, the Ministry of Agriculture of Moldova was informed that this bill will be approved by the end of the month. Ministry spokeswoman Daniela Turkulets emphasized that the restrictions will be extended until the end of the month, and the project will be approved by December 31.

As for another neighbor, Romania, the export of agricultural products across the Romanian border is still partially blocked. At the same time, the transfer of wagons decreased by more than 80%. This is explained by the investigative actions of law enforcement agencies, which have been ongoing for more than a month, due to which exports have been partially blocked. At the same time, in the Hungarian direction, the corresponding indicator decreased by 16.55%. On the Polish and Slovak borders, a slight decrease in the transfer of wagons was observed.