Ukraine’s European Neighbors Extend Grain Purchase Ban

May 15, 2023

Maciej Martewicz,

Aine Quinn and

Alberto Nardelli

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Ukraine's European neighbors are extending a ban on purchasing some of the country's grain until mid-September, a move that risks fueling tensions between Kyiv and its allies.

In late April, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria agreed to replace unilateral import bans on crop shipments from Ukraine with European Union restrictions. Transit shipments to other member states are allowed. Those eastern European nations said flows from Ukraine threatened local farmers after prices slumped.