Uzbekistan, the largest importer of Ukrainian sugar, has suspended sugar imports from Ukraine due to a “ban on accepting and customs clearance of Ukrainian goods,”

Uzbekistan, the largest importer of Ukrainian sugar, has suspended sugar imports from Ukraine due to a “ban on accepting and customs clearance of Ukrainian goods,” reports Ukrtsukor, the National Association of Sugar Producers. Last year, Uzbekistan bought 60% of Ukraine’s sugar exports. It is unclear if Uzbekistan’s ‘ban’ applies only to sugar or to all imports from Ukraine. The Central Asian country depends heavily on wage remittances from guest workers in Russia.