Belarus Faces Potato Crisis: Prices Skyrocket Amid Shortage – EUROP INFO

Belarus Faces Potato Crisis: Prices Skyrocket Amid Shortage – EUROP INFO

Belarus Faces Potato Crisis Amidst Soaring Prices In a concerning turn of events for the agricultural landscape of Eastern Europe,Belarus is grappling with a significant potato crisis that has resulted in soaring prices. The nation’s reliance on potatoes as a fundamental part of its diet has been underscored by recent reports highlighting disrupted supply chains and evolving market dynamics. Both consumers and farmers are feeling the strain from…

MEPs back new tariffs on Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. 50% tariff on remaining 15% of agricultural products not subject to customs duties  Fertilisers also to be subject to a gradual tariff increase  Aim is also to diversify EU fertiliser production  Commission to mitigate impact of price increases  The International Trade Committee has approved a 50% increase in tariffs on certain Russian and Belarusian …

On Thursday the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade gave its approval to the Brussels proposal to impose new tariffs on agricultural products such as sugar, flour and animal feed and certain fertilizers from Russia and Belarus, as part of the sanctions with which the EU seeks to suffocate the economy of these countries by the invasion of Ukraine.

EU prepares new tariffs on fertilizers and flour from Russia and BelarusThe European Parliament has approved an increase in tariffs on imports from Russia and Belarus: on fertilizers up to 430 euros per ton by 2028, and on flour, sugar and animal feed by 50%. The goal is to prevent financing of war.

MEPs approve new tariffs on Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods and fertilisers

MEPs have given the green light for new tariffs on certain agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, raising them by 50% to help reduce the EU’s reliance on these countries. The International Trade Committee backtracked on a proposal from the European Commission to increase tariffs on specific products that are still exempt from other customs duties. This move targets sugars, vinegar, flour, and animal feed. Notably, imports of fertilisers …

BRUSSELS, 15 (EUROPA PRESS) The European Parliament's Committee on International Trade gave its approval on Thursday to the Brussels proposal to impose new tariffs on agricultural products such as sugar, flour and animal feed and certain fertilizers from Russia and Belarus, as part of the sanctions with [...] The entry The European Parliament supports imposing new tariffs on agricultural products and fertilizers from Russia and Belarus aparece p…