Ukraine introduces a new mechanism for exporting agricultural products to neighbouring countries

The government has adopted a resolution to introduce a mechanism for verification and approval of four groups of Ukrainian agricultural exports to Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, reported this.

"Four countries have studied the Ukrainian plan, made constructive comments and suggestions, and are ready to discuss it. Only one country is against it. Unfortunately, we have neither a logical nor an economic explanation for this," Denys Shmyhal wrote.

Ukraine presented this mechanism as part of its plan to resolve the grain crisis, and it was supported by the European Commission.

The government is currently preparing relevant documents with Romania and Bulgaria, which have not imposed unilateral restrictions on Ukrainian grain exports.

A meeting between Ukraine and the EU states to discuss Ukrainian grain exports will take place on September 28.

Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia imposed internal restrictions on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products in response to the end of the grain embargo.

Ukraine filed a lawsuit in the WTO over this. Later, Poland "threatened" to expand the list of banned products if the Ukrainian authorities did not stop escalating the conflict.

On September 24, the President of Poland supported the ban on Ukrainian grain exports.

On September 21, Slovakia and Ukraine agreed to lift the embargo on Ukrainian agricultural products, provided that a "system of grain trade based on the issuance and control of licences" is launched.