Purchases of Ukrainian grains by the European Union have increased again. These data appear in European statistics, RIA Novosti reports on June 19.
After a two-month decline, the volume of Ukraine’s grain imports to the EU reached 1.76 million tons in April.
This comes amid ongoing farmers protests in Europe, which began in the Netherlands in 2019 over stricter environmental regulations. Rising fuel and fertilizer costs, as well as falling prices for local agricultural products due to an influx of products from Ukraine, caused discontent among farmers in 12 countries late last year.
In early 2023, for the first time since the start of mass protests, the European Union reduced purchases of Ukrainian grain.
However, import growth resumed in April. The largest increase in purchases was recorded in Bulgaria, Estonia and Poland. At the same time, 11 of the 27 EU member countries reduced their import volumes compared to the previous month. Among them, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Romania and Denmark recorded the largest decline.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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