Ukrainian Railways, Ukraine’s national railway company, has temporarily restricted supplies of certain agricultural products across border crossings to Poland and Romania, agricultural advisory firm APK-Inform was quoted as saying on Saturday. APK-Inform did not provide an explanation for these restrictions.
Ukraine, a major world agricultural producer, used to export its products through the ports of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, but after the Russian invasion it was forced to export its products by rail via the western border.
According to APK-Inform, on April 16-18, restrictions on the transport of goods to Poland through the Yahodyn border crossing were introduced. There are also restrictions on the transport of grain, oilseeds and other food through the Izov border crossing to the Polish cities of Hrubeszew and Slawkov.
The same consulting firm claims that, from April 16 until further notice, there are restrictions on the export of grain and seeds to Romania through the border crossings from Diakovo and Vadul-Siret.
A few days ago, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi said that his ministry’s main task was to find alternative ways to export grain, as the neighboring country had millions of tonnes of agricultural products ready to be exported. Solskyi said about 1.25 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds were still aboard ships stranded in Ukrainian ports due to the Russian invasion, and some of that cargo could be damaged in the near future. In March, Ukraine’s exports of grain and oilseeds fell to 200,000 tonnes, with pre-war Ukraine exporting up to six million tonnes of grain and oilseeds in a single month. (Photo source: Pixabay)
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