BRUSSELS — Ukraine’s grains will proceed to enter the European Union tariff-free for one more yr regardless of protests from neighbors resembling Poland, which have seen their very own farmers damage by the inflow of cheaper foodstuffs.

European Union ambassadors assembly in Brussels on Friday agreed to increase the tariff-free entry that was put in place a yr in the past, however with some concessions for Ukraine’s E.U. neighbors affected by the glut of grain. The settlement was introduced by Sweden, which is at present chairing the conferences. The European Parliament is ready to offer formal approval subsequent month.

The lifting of E.U. tariffs was initially conceived as an emergency measure to create low cost, safe land routes to let important provides of grains out of Ukraine and alleviate a world meals disaster prompted partly by Russia’s blockage of Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea.

However the coverage, nevertheless well-meaning, backfired for Ukraine’s nearest E.U. neighbors. Tons of Ukrainian grains, considerably cheaper than their E.U. equivalents, flooded neighboring markets and, as an alternative of touring onward, have been stockpiled in warehouses, inflicting costs in these nations to break down.

The ache was felt immediately in Poland and different international locations, the place governments which have supported Ukraine confronted protests from farmers, an necessary political constituency. In current weeks, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia enacted unilateral bans on Ukrainian meals imports in an effort to comprise the issue, to the consternation of officers in Kyiv and Brussels.

The grain glut in Japanese Europe continued even after the United Nations and Turkey ultimately brokered a take care of Ukraine and Russia that permits vessels to move grains out of Ukrainian ports below shut supervision.

On Friday, the 4 international locations that had enacted bans on Ukrainian grain, and Romania, secured a number of concessions from the European Union to be able to comply with the extension of the tariff-free coverage, E.U. diplomats accustomed to the talks stated after a gathering of ambassadors in Brussels. The E.U. commerce commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis, later confirmed on Twitter that Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia had agreed in precept to as soon as once more enable Ukrainian meals merchandise to cross by their territories.

Below the settlement, the diplomats stated, sure varieties of Ukrainian grains — amongst them wheat and sunflower seeds — will solely be permitted to transit by these nations on their strategy to different locations. Officers hope that not permitting the sale of the grains will soften the results on farmers in Ukraine’s neighboring states.

The international locations can even obtain 100 million euros ($110 million) from an E.U. emergency fund usually reserved to compensate farmers in case of pure disasters.

Particulars of the exemptions are being finalized and are prone to be adopted in coming days, E.U. diplomats and officers stated.