Lithuania may delay Russian grain intended for export.
The tests at the port of Kalypda began in September, and from next week wheat, barley, sunflower seeds and corn will not pass through customs until the test results are received.
Reviews can take two months or more. If it turns out that the claimed source is false, it will be necessary to return the lot or destroy it.
- so reports Reuters.
According to the agency, there is no laboratory in Lithuania capable of performing the required tests, so the tests are done abroad. All costs - storage, inspection, return or destruction of grain - will be borne by the exporters.
The sanctions of the European Union prohibit the import of Russian grain, but transit through the territory of the Union is allowed. Estonia has already introduced its own ban, and Lithuania and Latvia are preparing similar measures.
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