Poland, Ukraine agree to transfer control over Ukrainian grain to Lithuania

The agriculture ministers of Poland and Lithuania met to discuss cooperation on the transit of Ukrainian grain.

Lithuania will take over phytosanitary inspections of grain cargoes transiting through Poland from Ukraine, and these inspections are expected to take place in Lithuanian ports, according to Ukrainska Pravda.

"We in Poland will put a stamp and control the passage through our country, while Lithuania wants to carry out phytosanitary checks," Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus commented last week.

This change in procedure is expected to allow more Ukrainian grain to be exported through Poland, a need that has become even more urgent following Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and systematic bombardments of Ukrainian southern ports.