The expansion of Ukrainian agricultural transit through Poland currently appears politically unlikely due to domestic risks. Meanwhile, Ukraine is negotiating with neighbouring countries on using their logistics infrastructure for exports. This is reported by USM — ports and shipping citing Top Agrar Polska. The portal PromPolitInform reports.
The Ukrainian side is negotiating with Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Moldova on utilizing their transport infrastructure. Kyiv aims to use land routes as an additional corridor to ports amid new russian attacks on Black Sea logistics.
However, expanding transit through Polish territory faces domestic political obstacles. According to local analysts, government decisions ahead of elections are unlikely to approve such flows.
«The transit of Ukrainian grain is a political issue, and it will certainly not receive approval from the Polish government. A year before the parliamentary elections, I do not expect such a step. Ukrainians will sooner reach an agreement with Hungary than with Poland», — noted an anonymous expert.
Concerns of Polish farmers restrain new logistics decisions
Local producers remember the consequences of 2022–2023, when agricultural products remained on the domestic market instead of transiting to third countries. Back then, excess supply triggered a drop in purchase prices and mass farmers’ protests.
Justyna Jasinska, President of the Management Board of the Polish Grain Producers Association, emphasized the need for clear security guarantees for the national market. According to her, the consequences of previous periods still affect the profitability of local farms.
«We must know what the scale of transport will be and what consequences it will have for our market. If Poland participates in such a project again, farmers expect concrete security guarantees», — said Jasinska.
Meanwhile, railway grain deliveries to Greater Odesa ports in early July decreased more than sixfold. Part of the cargo flows was forced to redirect to the Danube route and the western state border.
Photo: USM — ports and shipping
