#IMPORTS

Poland and Ukraine are close to an agreement on agricultural imports, a Polish lawmaker told state news agency PAP on Wednesday, ahead of talks between the countries' governments as Warsaw seeks to defuse protests by farmers.

“For the current day, electricity imports are forecast at 14,900 megawatt hour (Mwh). No exports are expected,” the Ukrainian energy ministry said in a statement.

Lithuania has tightened controls on grain imports from Russia, Belarus and other high-risk territories since Monday, in response to reports that Russia is exporting grain from occupied territories in Ukraine through the Baltic Sea ports.

Britain has said it would implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027, with goods imported from countries with a lower or no carbon price having to pay a levy as part of decarbonization efforts.