Poland calls on the EU to help export Ukrainian grain through Baltic ports

Poland has called on the European Union to help increase the capacity of ports on the Baltic Sea to export Ukrainian grain. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture of Poland Robert Telus.

According to him, the export of Ukrainian grain through Polish ports in June increased to 260 thousand tons. This is more than twice as much as at the beginning of this year. This number is likely to grow, as Russia is unlikely to return to the grain deal anytime soon.

“We need to help Ukraine, and we understand that. We are thinking of building ports that will be exclusively for the transportation of grain – the so-called agro-ports,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg.

He added that Poland is already in talks with neighboring Lithuania to transfer phytosanitary control from its border to Lithuanian ports, which is aimed at speeding up the transit of Ukrainian grain.

At the same time, the Polish minister believes that although terminals on the Baltic Sea are an alternative, “the bulk of the cargo will still pass through southern ports.”

As reported, Poland is asking the European Commission for 1 billion euros for infrastructure for the export of Ukrainian grain.

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