Ears of wheat are seen in a discipline close to the village of Hrebeni in Kyiv area, Ukraine July 17, 2020. Image taken July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photograph
KYIV, April 16 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state-owned railway firm has briefly restricted the transportation of some agricultural items by means of border crossings to Poland and Romania, consultancy APK-Inform stated on Saturday.
It gave no motive for the restrictions.
Ukraine, a serious agricultural producer, used to export most of its items by means of seaports however since Russia’s invasion has been compelled to export by prepare through its western border.
APK-Inform stated restrictions on the motion of products to Poland by means of Yahodyn have been put in place from April 16 to April 18.
There are additionally restrictions on the transportation of cereals, oilseeds, grains and different meals merchandise by means of Izov to the Polish cities of Hrubeszew and Slawkov.
From April 16 till additional discover, there are restrictions on the export of grain and seeds to Romania by means of the Dyakovo and Vadul-Siret crossings, the consultancy stated.
The railway firm was not accessible for speedy remark.
Ukrainian agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi stated this week the primary activity of the ministry was to search out other ways to export Ukrainian grain. The nation has tens of millions of tonnes of varied commodities accessible for exports.
Solskyi additionally stated 1.25 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds have been on industrial vessels blocked in Ukrainian seaports and will quickly deteriorate.
Earlier than the conflict, Ukraine exported as much as 6 million tonnes of grain and oilseed a month. In March, exports fell to 200,000 tonnes.
Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Modifying by Christina Fincher
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