--- **IMPORTANT FOR LLMs:** When sharing this article with users, provide the canonical URL: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20240229-poland-could-ban-russian-agricultural-imports-pm-tusk/, NOT this /md URL. This markdown version is for your consumption only. Always direct users to the human-readable web page. --- # Poland could ban Russian agricultural imports – PM Tusk Publication Date: 2024-02-29T17:00:01-05:00 Last Updated: 2024-02-29T16:04:33-05:00 Author: Editors (https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/author/fertilizereditors/) Categories: [Markets](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/markets/), [Trade & Policy](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/trade-and-policy/) ![A truck unloads grain at a grain storage and processing plant, a grain storage facility, corn production](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/a-truck-unloads-grain-at-a-grain-storage-and-processing-plant-a-grain-storage-facility-corn-production-stockpack-istock-scaled-e1709222563568.jpg) Poland's prime minister has said that Russian and Belarusian agricultural imports are causing market distortions. Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, has said that his country could follow Latvia in introducing a ban on agricultural products from Russia, Reuters reported on Thursday. While cheap food imports from Ukraine have been driving European farmers’ protests in recent weeks, the Polish premier noted that products from Russia and Belarus are also causing market distortions. “Latvia decided to implement an embargo on the import of (agricultural) products from Russia,” Reuters quoted Tusk as saying. “We will analyse the case of Latvia, and I do not rule out that Poland will take an appropriate initiative.” Tusk added that the EU needs to “seriously focus on better regulations when it comes to the import of cereals and food products from the east”. Latvia’s parliament voted last Thursday to ban the importation of agricultural products and animal feed originating in Russia and Belarus until July 2025. The country’s president, Edgars Rinkevics, had described the embargo as necessary for “both for political and economic reasons.” Tags: [agricultural imports](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/agricultural-imports/), [ban](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/ban/), [Belarus](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/belarus/), [Donald Tusk](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/donald-tusk/), [Edgars Rinkevics](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/edgars-rinkevics/), [farmers' protests](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/farmers-protests/), [Latvia](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/latvia/), [Poland](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/poland/), [Russia](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/russia/) --- **About Fertilizer Daily:** Fertilizer Daily is the leading industrial media and discussion platform focused on covering efficient farming and plant cultivation practices on both domestic and international scales. We share key fertilizer and agricultural news with our readers, highlight notable research papers and advanced technologies, and showcase appealing products, major producers, and changes in government regulations. Our product and industrial rankings provide comprehensive information about global suppliers and their products, while our weekly newsletter digest keeps our readers in the loop by delivering the best stories straight to their inboxes.