{"id":211172,"date":"2026-11-10T11:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T08:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211172\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T11:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T08:33:59","slug":"lithuanias-origin-checks-delay-belarusian-grain-transit-reuters","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211172\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania\u2019s origin checks delay Belarusian grain transit \u2013 Reuters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 10, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Lithuanian customs will hold up clearance of grain shipments in transit from Belarus and Russia pending origin test results starting next week, <em>Reuters<\/em> reported, citing a Lithuanian agriculture ministry official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Origin tests will apply to wheat, barley, sunflower seeds and maize sent for export via the port of Klaipeda \u2060from Russia or Belarus. Vilnius suspects that some of the grain may originate from Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Origin checks could reportedly delay grain shipments by up to two months or longer. If the declared origin does not match the actual origin, shipments will be returned or destroyed at the exporter\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Union raised tariffs on grain, oilseeds and related products from Belarus and Russia on July 1, 2024, setting rates high enough to effectively halt imports, the Council of the EU said. However, the measures do not cover shipments transiting the EU en route to third countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estonia separately banned the transit of grain originating in or exported from Belarus and Russia. The Estonian Tax and Customs Board said the restriction took effect on October 8, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin, allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplying arms to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia occupied Crimea, including Sevastopol, and parts of Ukraine\u2019s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. The EU does not recognize Russia\u2019s annexation of these territories and considers them an integral part of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 10, Pozirk. Lithuanian customs will hold up clearance of grain shipments in transit from Belarus and Russia pending origin test results starting next week, Reuters reported, citing a Lithuanian agriculture ministry official. Origin tests will apply to wheat, barley, sunflower seeds and maize sent for export via the port of Klaipeda \u2060from Russia or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":79291,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-211172","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lithuania\u2019s origin checks delay Belarusian grain transit \u2013 Reuters | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 10, Pozirk. 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