Latvian farmers' association calls for full ban on grain transit from Russia and Belarus
The Latvian Agricultural Cooperatives Association is calling for a complete ban on importing and transiting Russian and Belarusian grain through Latvia. Its chairman says this would best serve both national security and the farming sector.
Rolands Feldmanis, chairman of the board of the Latvian Agricultural Cooperatives Association (LLKA), has called for a full ban on the import of Russian- and Belarusian-origin grain into Latvia, as well as its transit through the country's territory.
According to Feldmanis, such a measure would be the most effective way to simultaneously safeguard Latvia's security interests and those of the domestic agricultural sector. He suggests that a complete ban would address both concerns together rather than treating them as separate issues.
Context
The association's statement comes amid ongoing discussions about the flow of goods originating in Russia and Belarus through the Baltic states, set against a broader geopolitical and economic backdrop. LLKA represents the interests of Latvian agricultural cooperatives and has regularly voiced positions on pressing issues in the sector.
It remains unclear whether or how this call will be taken up by state institutions or whether it will affect existing rules governing grain transit.
