KIEV, Aug. 19 – The Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA) has drawn the attention of the World Trade Organization and the European Union to the obstacles to grain exports from Ukraine created by the State Customs Service, President of the Ukrainian Grain Association Volodymyr Klymenko said at a press conference on Thursday.

"GAFTA closely follows the principles of the WTO for liberalized trade and is very concerned to note these recent developments in Ukraine," Klymenko said, quoting a GAFTA statement at the press conference.