Poland and 4 other CEE countries urge EC to take action on grain crisis

The leaders of Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia have appealed to the European Commission to provide extraordinary measures to support farmers. They have said that their countries, which are either bordering Ukraine or are in its close proximity, have suffered from significant increases in Ukrainian imports of products such as cereals, eggs, and fruit. The increased supply has resulted in difficulties in handling the surpluses of cereals, destabilisation of grain markets, and additional costs for farmers. They have called on the EU to allocate additional financial resources to support farmers and have suggested that they be used to export Ukrainian agricultural surpluses to countries in Africa and the Middle East.

They have also urged the EU to speed up notification processes and to support the development of transport infrastructure to allow the smooth movement of goods from Ukraine to the EU and to third countries.

Source: ISBnews