Ukraine Gate- Kyiv – May 7, 2022- Ukraine’s First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Policy Taras Vysotsky told Ukrainian TV that exports of buckwheat, rye and oats are already limited and the export of products that may be in short supply in Ukraine will be restricted during martial law.
Whereas, the government’s relevant decision to ensure food security in times of war requires periodic audits, and in situations where we see a critical situation we will restrict exports.
He also stressed that the government is monitoring the situation with products whose exports are subject to licensing, and will not regulate the export of surplus goods in Ukraine.
Where the situation is monitored in the materials subject to export permits such as wheat and sugar to see how much is allowed to be exported and not to export more than there is a surplus, as for sunflower or corn oil that we have enough of, there is no regulation, and the Deputy Minister said that the ministry updates balance sheets monthly Almost one regulation or another is submitted to the government for discussion in order to actually make the products available mainly for the consumption of Ukrainians.