Commodities
EU to Discuss Subsidizing Transport for Ukraine’s Grain
- Five eastern EU states discussed grain transit with Commission
- Ukraine is seeking alternative routes after Russia exited deal
A summer wheat harvest in the Fastiv district of Kyiv region, Ukraine, on July 24.
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The European Union should consider using its funds to support the cost of transiting Ukrainian grain through its member states, Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said Tuesday.
“I will present this position in the commission that we should find a solution on how to support the transport costs using the EU money,” he told reporters in Brussels, adding that it’s not yet clear where the funding would come from.