EU food security minister says no risk for Ukraine

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EU food security minister says no risk for Ukraine

However, one will need to boost food production and reduce dependence on fertilizer imports, according to Janusz Wojciechowski.

We have no risk for the European Union's food security in the short term. It is a very strong declaration. He said at a press conference in Vilnius on Wednesday that the EU is a big food producer, we have a surplus in trade relations, we export from the EU.

The EU's exports of food and agricultural products stood at 184 billion euro in 2020, and imports of 112 billion euro were cited as a result of the data.

The Commissioner said that some sectors will be affected by the situation as Ukraine can't export grains through its ports due to the ongoing war with Russia, and it's important to ensure grain exports.

A more dramatic problem is the disruption of Ukrainian exports to the Middle East and North Africa. Some problems in these regions can be caused by a lack of food and supply of wheat. This is important to support Ukraine to continue exports to support Ukraine in alternative export corridors such as Poland, the Baltic ports and Lithuania. The EC member said that this is very important to continue that export.

He said that one will need to strengthen the food production and agricultural systems, to be less dependent on fertilizer imports, and have access to tools and modern technologies that will help reduce the use of fertilizers and boost productivity.