![]() ![]() Under the threat of a looming summer harvest and continued protests by farmers, a key demographic in upcoming elections, the governments of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria moved to ban the import of a wide range of tariff-free Ukrainian products, including grain, a surprising decision that was quickly denounced as incompatible with EU rules. The influx caused deep concern among the countries in Ukraine's immediate periphery - Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria - who argued the oversupply was filling up warehouses, distorting economic dynamics and depressing prices for local producers. By December, the same imports had jumped to 1,541,183 tonnes. For example: back in June, when the suspension entered into force, the 27 member states imported 548,838 tonnes of Ukrainian maize. ![]()
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