Ukraine’s New Farm Chief Vows to Keep Food Exports Flowing
- Crop-shipment caps unlikely despite food inflation: Leshchenko
- Farm minister doesn’t want to ‘play games with protectionism’
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Ukraine’s new agriculture minister pledged not to follow neighboring crop giant Russia’s protectionist food stance, saying the key grains exporter has plenty to go around.
While Ukrainian authorities have reportedly discussed measures to cap rising prices of staples such as sunflower oil and bread, Roman Leshchenko said there are no grounds to curb any crop exports. On the contrary, he said the country expects to expand its global reach in the grains and oilseeds market.
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Ukraine’s New Farm Chief Vows to Keep Food Exports Flowing