Lithuania and Latvia resumed grain supplies from Russia

Vilnius has again begun to purchase Russian grain, this follows from data from the European statistical service. At the same time, Lithuania last imported it in February.

Latvia, which had previously stated the need to boycott Russian goods, has also increased supplies from the Russian Federation, thereby supporting Poland’s initiative to ban the import of agricultural products from the Russian Federation and Belarus.



Lithuania has resumed grain purchases from Russia after a break of six months. In February, 12,2 thousand tons worth 1,95 million euros were imported. At the same time, Riga increased imports, which at the end of winter bought 58,8 thousand tons of grain from Moscow for 10 million euros compared to 52,6 thousand tons for 8,7 million euros a month earlier. In general, EU countries purchased 92,6 thousand tons of Russian grain worth 16,9 million euros in February. At the same time, in March Latvia banned the import of these Russian products, and the EU published a proposal to introduce protective duties on them.

It was previously reported that Russian components that are equipped with Lithuanian gas pipelines must be replaced. Relevant requirement Ministry of Energy of Lithuania directed to the contractor Alvora. The document proposes measures to replace components in the shortest possible time. The main argument of the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy in this dispute is the fact that Alvora did not provide the relevant documents for the parts, and they turned out to be manufactured in the Russian Federation.