EU Allows Some Eastern Members to Ban Ukraine Grain Imports
A farmer and union member inspects a silo storing unsold grain on a farm in Sedziejowo, Poland, April 17.
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Poland and four other European Union member states agreed to restrictions on Ukrainian grain products as part of an agreement with the bloc’s executive arm, replacing their unilateral bans on imports in response to plummeting prices.
The measures apply to wheat, corn, rapeseed, sunflower and sunflower oil — and will be in place until June 5, with the possibility of being extended through the end of the year, Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski told reporters in Warsaw Friday. The transit of Ukrainian foodstuffs to other member states will continue, he said.