EU looks to cover transport costs for Ukraine grain exports by land

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is ready to export almost all of Ukraine's farm produce via "solidarity lanes" and help cover costs, EU agriculture commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said on Tuesday, after Russia withdrew from a U.N.-backed Black Sea grain deal.

Solidarity lanes are rail and road transport connections through EU member states that border Ukraine such as Poland and Hungary while the most significant lane is through Romania.