Solskyi discusses with Romanian counterpart transit of Ukrainian agricultural products

Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi met with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania Petre Daea in Bucharest.

According to the Ukrainian ministry’s press service, the ministers discussed a model of work on the transit of Ukrainian grain crops through Romanian ports next season.

The parties also discussed the European Commission’s decision to ban the import of some agricultural products from Ukraine to five countries of the European Union.

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As Ukrinform reported, on May 2, 2023, the European Commission officially announced the introduction of "exceptional and temporary" preventive measures against imports from Ukraine, which limit the delivery of agricultural goods from Ukraine to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The restrictions will apply to four agricultural products: wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seed originating in Ukraine - and will remain in effect until June 5, 2023.

Photo: Ministry of Agrarian Policy