The European Commission (EC) has reached an agreement with Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia on imports of Ukrainian agri-food products, EC Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis announced on Twitter.
The European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) approved the proposal to extend for another year the zero anti-dumping duties and safeguards for Ukrainian exports of fruits and vegetables (subject to the system of input prices), as well as agricultural products and processed products (subject to tariff quotas) to the European Union.
A total of 1.9 million tonnes of grain were exported from Ukraine by railway during the period from April 1 till April 26.
Ukrainian operators expressed concerns about a number of issues at the meeting with Polish carriers last week.
The Port of Klaipeda finished April with a 432,000 t increase in cargo turnover to 3.8 million t compared with March.
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Despite the permission to transport Ukrainian agricultural products as transit cargo through the territory of Poland, foreign carriers rarely accept such cargoes.
Almost 1.54 million tonnes of grain meant for exports from Ukraine were carried by railways during the period started April 1 and ended April 19, 2023.
The export pace remains low on the Ukrainian market due to shipping delays within the grain corridor (the Russian side is delaying inspections), as well as amid holidays in Turkey.
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