Slovakia has banned the processing and sale of Ukrainian grain

The Ministry of Agriculture of Slovakia has banned the processing of grain imported from Ukraine, as well as the sale of Ukrainian grain products on the domestic market. This was reported by the press service of the department.

“According to the instructions, there is a strict ban on the processing and introduction into circulation of stored Ukrainian grain and flour from it. The controlled sample confirmed the presence of a pesticide that is not allowed in the EU and has a negative impact on human health ,” the report said.

Based on the unsatisfactory results of the analysis of 1,500 tons of wheat from Ukraine, the Slovak Ministry of Agriculture introduced instructions to prohibit the processing and introduction of the grain into the feed and food chain.

The Office, together with subordinate organizations, will ensure the collection of samples of all grain and flour from Ukraine, already stored in Slovakia

All EU member states and Ukrainian Ambassador Miroslav Kastrana will report the results of the analysis of the batch of Ukrainian grain to Slovakia. The countries’ agriculture ministers will discuss this issue separately. Visegrad Fouras well as Romania and Bulgaria at a meeting on 14 April.

Recall that earlier the governments of Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Romania, the President of Bulgaria appealed to the President of the European Commission with a request to take immediate measures to eliminate the unstable situation caused by the increase in -import of grain from Ukraine.

Hungary introduced improved controls on the import of Ukrainian grain. Poland temporarily halted grain imports from Ukraine to ease the impact on prices.

Ukraine, one of the world’s largest grain exporters, has been unable to export grain to the Black Sea for a long time after the start of a massive Russian invasion, forcing the country to look for alternative export routes. .