Official Warsaw will continue to support Ukraine in the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through the territory of Poland and is already developing a mechanism for their licensing. The Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, Adam Nowak, made this statement during Forbes AgriFood.
Poland made a new promise according to Ukraine's grain transit
According to Adam Novak, his country is aware of the importance of export of agricultural products from Ukraine for the world community.
Despite this, he urged people not to forget that Poland remains a major exporter of most agricultural products: wheat, corn, sugar, flour, and fruit.
The change in logistics routes due to the attack of the Russian Federation and the liberalization of trade between the EU and Ukraine led to an increase in the import of some Ukrainian agricultural products to Poland, and this caused the conflict. Poland was forced to introduce certain restrictions on the import of certain Ukrainian goods.
Adam Nowak
Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland
He also noted that during the last months of 2023, Ukrainian grain and oil transit through Poland averaged 320,000 tons per month.
Adam Nowak pointed out that the official Warsaw is actively looking for a way acceptable to everyone to ensure the complex import of agricultural products from Ukraine.
According to him, with Ukrainian experts, Poland is developing a mechanism for licensing agricultural products from Ukraine.
Understanding that these negotiations will move to the political level soon is essential.
The Polish authorities are trying to negotiate with the protesters
Adam Nowak officially confirmed that the Polish government is already conducting intensive negotiations with the protesters, who once again blocked the Polish-Ukrainian border.
Official Warsaw will insist on continuing restrictive trade measures on Ukrainian grain until June 2025.
I am convinced that the agri-food sector of Ukraine and Poland will continue to cooperate fruitfully, as well as compete with each other, said the Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland.
According to Nowak, he considers the processing of Ukrainian products at Polish factories and further export as a possible option for cooperation.
