Robert Telus made the statement ahead of an informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Cordoba, Spain on Monday.
The agriculture minister said: "This is the message from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, that extending the ban until the end of the year is beneficial for our farmers and for the European Union."
Telus added that even if the EU decides not to extend the ban, Poland will not allow for Ukrainian grain imports into the country because "the interest of Polish farmers is more important than any of the bloc's regulations."
Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria also support an extension of the ban, public broadcaster Polish Radio's IAR news agency reported.
The European Commission announced in June that it was extending until September 15 an arrangement allowing five of Ukraine’s EU neighbours, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, to ban domestic sales of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seeds, the Reuters news agency reported.
Under the arrangement, Ukrainian grain can transit these countries for export elsewhere, including to other EU countries, according to officials.
Brussels had reached agreement on these measures with the five member states on April 28 and introduced them on May 2, effective until June 5, the PAP news agency reported.
The measures replaced national bans on Ukrainian grain, according to officials.
Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia saw a huge increase in imports from Ukraine after the EU liberalised all imports from the war-torn country in June last year, Reuters reported.
Originally introduced for a year, the liberalisation was recently extended until June 2024, according to officials.
Ukraine has experienced difficulties exporting through its Black Sea ports because of the Russian invasion, increasing its reliance on routes through the eastern EU, Reuters said.
Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia had said that cheaper Ukrainian grain was making domestic production unprofitable, according to news outlets.
The EU restrictions are designed to ease excess supply of grain in these five countries, Reuters reported.
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Source: IAR