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EU to discuss Ukraine grain ban this week - official

A general view of a grain terminal, where Ukraine ships wheat according to the grain agreement they currently have with Russia, at the port in Odessa, Ukraine, April 10, 2023. Ritzau Scanpix/Bo Amstrup via REUTERS

European Union member countries' envoys in Brussels will discuss this week a move by Poland and Hungary to ban grain and other food imports from Ukraine, a senior EU official said on Monday.

The senior EU official, speaking under condition of anonymity, said low global prices and demand meant the grain was staying in the bloc rather than being sold on. The oversupply became a political problem for Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party in an election year.

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