Five EU countries urged the European Commission to buy the accumulated Ukrainian grain

The prime ministers of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria called on the European Commission to help them in connection with the surplus of grain and other Ukrainian food that had formed on their territory, Interfax reports citing the AP.

"We urge the European Commission to explore the possibility of buying accumulated grain from EU member states bordering Ukraine for humanitarian needs," their letter to EC President Ursula von der Leyen says.

"We also reiterate our call for financial support from the EU in order to accelerate the development of transport infrastructure (for the export of grain - IF)", - the prime ministers write.

In countries bordering Ukraine, there is a glut of export goods such as grain, seeds, eggs, poultry meat, sugar, apples and apple juice, berries, flour, honey and pasta, which provokes an excess of supply and, accordingly, negatively affects the prices of local producers. Another problem is that these products remain in excess on the shelves of these countries and do not reach ready-to-buy countries outside the EU.

The European Commission previously stated that they intend to quickly launch a mechanism to help countries that are faced with an excess of Ukrainian products.

Earlier it was reported that Eastern European countries are planning to call on the EC to develop mechanisms that will help establish supervision of grain exports from Ukraine and avoid dumping prices that would harm local farmers.