Poland threatens to extend Ukrainian grain import ban after embargo date expires

Poland threatens to extend Ukrainian grain import ban after embargo date expires


A Polish farmer looks on at a pile of grain as a temporary EU ban on imports of Ukrainian grain is set to expire on Friday, September 15, 2023. © FRANCE 24

A temporary EU ban on Ukrainian grain imports, introduced after Poland and four other eastern EU countries complained about cheap Ukrainian produce flooding the market, is set to expire on September 15. Warsaw now not only wants to extend the ban but expand it and include honey too, angering many in Brussels. FRANCE 24’s Magdalena Chodownik and Gulliver Cragg report.