EXCLUSIVE-Lithuanian Grain Testing Rules Could Delay Russian Exports by Months
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After the Minister of Agriculture ordered in early September to check the origin of not only feed, but also food grains transported in transit from Russia and Belarus through Lithuania, a new control procedure will officially come into effect from November 16 - businesses will pay for grain origin tests, and while waiting for their results, cargoes will not be able to leave the port of Klaipėda.
Lithuania will detain Russian and Belarusian grain shipped through the port of Klaipeda until tests to verify its origin are completed. The new requirement will take effect next week and could delay exports by two months or more. The measure applies to wheat, barley, sunflower seeds and corn shipped from Russia or Belarus through the Baltic port. The shipments will not be cleared through customs until the results of the tests are ready, a Lithua…
Lithuania is making it mandatory to wait for the results of the verification of the origin of the grains from Russia and Belarus exported through Klaipeda.
Lithuanian grain inspection rules may delay Russian exports for several months - <p>Lithuanian media will suspend customs clearance of grain from Russia and Belarus until origin checks are completed. Tests can last more than two months.</p>
Lithuanian grain testing rules could delay Russian exports by months
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