Ukraine will temporarily stop grain exports to Poland and update transit rules, while Hungary seeks to impose restrictions.

Ukraine and Poland will develop new regulations for the transit of crops during the next week, agreed agriculture ministers of both countries, Mykola Solskyi and Robert Telus.

According to Solskyi, the goal is to simplify the transit procedure to eliminate traffic downtime and checkpoint lines. At the same time, at least until July the Ukrainian side will refrain from exporting four crops to Poland: wheat, corn, sunflower, and rapeseed until the new season. Furthermore, both sides agreed to strengthen controls to ensure grain does not end up in Poland.

At the same time, Hungary also decided to strengthen control over grain transit from Ukraine. The goal is to be certain that exported grain reaches the destination countries and does not remain in the markets of Central Europe. Moreover, Hungary has initiated the restoration, at least temporarily, of customs duties and quantitative restrictions on the import of Ukrainian grain and oilseeds.