FARMERS

An alliance of Romanian farmers, unhappy with the European Commission’s decision not to extend the ban on grain imports from Ukraine, asks the Romanian government to suspend imports of several Ukrainian agrifood products. The government, which has already promised subsidies for the Diesel fuel used in farming works, announced that before taking further measures it was waiting for Kyiv to make public on Monday a plan regarding efficient export control to prevent the disruption of the Romanian grain market. Depending on that plan, Bucharest will take adequate steps to support Romanian farmers. The EC decided not to extend its ban on Ukrainian grain imports, in exchange for certain commitments from Kyiv. Poland, Slovakia and Hungary have introduced unilateral restrictions, while Bulgaria announced it did not want the embargo on Ukrainian grain imports extended