Slovakia and Ukraine's agriculture ministers have agreed to set up a licensing system for trading in grains, which would allow a ban on imports of four Ukrainian commodities to Slovakia to be lifted once the system is set up, the Slovak Agriculture Ministry said on September 21. Ukraine also agreed to halt a complaint over the import ban that it had filed against Slovakia with the World Trade Organisation, the Slovak ministry said in an e-mailed statement. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Slovakia, Ukraine Agree Grain Trade System To Replace Ban
A truck carrying corn is seen at a grain storage facility in the village of Bilohirya, Khmelnytskyiy region, Ukraine.