An EU official proposed on Tuesday that member states should cover the additional expenses of exporting Ukrainian grain by land following the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal. The EU is prepared to facilitate the export of all of Ukraine’s grain via the bloc’s solidarity lanes following Russia’s withdrawal from the UN-brokered deal, which allowed for vital grain transits through the Black Sea, EU’s Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski said, speaking at a news conference in Brussels.
He highlighted the fact that additional land transit through EU member states that border Ukraine will create a spike in transport costs. As a result, due to the high cost of transportation, the Ukrainian grain might become more expensive than Russian farm products. There is a risk that the aggressor state will take advantage of this situation, increase its sales to the world at lower prices, and increase its income to feed its war machine.