Transport companies, ports, and transshipment terminals in Poland are incurring losses due to the absence of grain from Ukraine.
This was reported by Rynek Infrastruktury.
“We understand that the influx of Ukrainian raw materials, agricultural products, and grain into the Polish market is undesirable and should never happen. However, we must distinguish between two things: allowing transit—which means profit for Polish ports and transshipment terminals—and allowing goods to enter the domestic market. We believe that blocking the transshipment of Ukrainian products in Poland is harmful to our economy,” said Laura Holowach, CEO of the CSL Group.
The company noted that for many months there has been a noticeable shortage of imported goods at the Polish borders, particularly Ukrainian grain. This has led to huge costs and the risk of layoffs. The situation requires analysis and action from national authorities, including the Ministry of Infrastructure.
“Imports, especially of Ukrainian grain, have been suspended for over a year. Polish terminals are likely all empty and are incurring very high operational costs. We've also observed that countries such as Romania, Germany, and Turkey have large amounts of Ukrainian grain in their ports. These countries are able to manage the transit of raw materials while preventing them from entering their domestic markets. Unfortunately, in Poland, this situation is being neglected. As a result, transport companies, ports, and transshipment terminals are suffering losses,” Holowach stated.
