Grain farmers blocked the road leading to the “Danube Bridge” border post for a few hours with their agricultural machinery, to protest against the duty-free import of grain from Ukraine on Wednesday in Ruse (Bulgaria). NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP
Poles, Romanians and Bulgarians will receive aid from Brussels.
A wind of anger is blowing in the countryside of Eastern Europe. Polish, Romanian and Bulgarian farmers are protesting against the influx of cereals, described as uncontrolled, from their Ukrainian neighbor. In Poland, protest actions have been organized for several weeks: in February, farmers blocked the movement of trucks at four border crossings. “Ukrainian cereals, instead of going to international markets, in Africa, as the politicians had promised us, remained in Poland. I was very affected by the low corn prices because my regular buyers ordered Ukrainian grains. And I also have wheat left in stock. I could sell a ton for 340 euros in August 2022, but at the beginning of March 2023, it was only worth 220 euros”, complains Marcin Misiak, a Polish farmer based in Kuyavia-Pomerania, very close to the border with Ukraine. Faced with cheap Ukrainian grain, Polish farmers are struggling to sell their production…
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