Poland, Slovakia, Hungary Push to Extend Ukraine Grain Ban
- Five eastern EU nations to meet Wednesday to discuss extension
- Moscow has pulled the plug on grain export agreement with Kyiv
A combine harvests wheat in Mykolaiv region, Ukraine.
Photographer: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images
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Poland, Slovakia and Hungary justified their intention to extend local sales bans on Ukraine grain until the end of the year, even amid concerns that Russia’s decision to end a grain-export deal with Kyiv may disrupt food supplies.
The three countries — together with Bulgaria and Romania — currently have restrictions in place on purchasing some of the country’s grain until mid-September, after declining prices spurred protests from local farmers. The European Union agreement still allows transit shipments to countries elsewhere.