Lithuania will check the origin of the grain from the Russian Federation and Belarus that is transported through the port of Klaipėda, the country's authorities announced.
The test may take two months or more. There is no laboratory in Lithuania capable of performing the necessary tests, and it takes time to do them abroad.
If the information in the accompanying documents about the origin of the grain turns out to be incorrect, the cargo will be returned to the sender or destroyed, a Reuters source said.
All costs associated with the storage, inspection, return or destruction of grain will be borne by the exporter, the Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture said.