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Ukraine, Poland & Lithuania Agree 'Green Corridor' To Shift Border Checks

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The Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food has statedthat a 'green corridor' has been established between the Ukrainian/Polish border to the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda. This will see all veterinary, sanitary and phytosanitary control for Ukrainian agricultural exports carried out at Klaipėda rather than the border with Poland, speeding up the process of exporting grain.

  • Crucially for Poland this ensures that that, as Agriculture Minister Robert Telus stated after the agreement was reached, "As we said earlier, Ukrainian grain will not reach Poland,"
  • With the Polish general election fast approaching on 15 October, the issue of Ukrainian grain reaching the Polish market and suppressing prices for local producers remains a salient political issue.

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