Minister of Agriculture of Bulgaria Yavir Gechev said that the country, as previously planned, is preparing to suspend grain imports from Ukraine. It is reported by "

Gechev noted that after a meeting with grain producers, his ministry decided to send a request to the Ministry of Economy of Bulgaria regarding the termination of the import of a number of Ukrainian goods.. The government of the country will consider such an initiative tomorrow, April 19.

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He noted that after the pressure on Bulgarian farmers eases, the import ban may be reviewed or changed..

The official added that three European countries have already banned the import of Ukrainian grain. Therefore, all Ukrainian exports can be redirected through Romania and Bulgaria.

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Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic stated that it did not plan to impose a ban on the import of Ukrainian grain and called for resolving this issue at the EU level..