Polish farmers completely closed the border with Ukraine. Ukrainian publication “Strana.ua” writes about this.
“They used to allow one truck per hour to pass, but today they have completely closed the border,” said one of the transporters.
It was noted that transportation prices started to increase due to the blockade. Two weeks ago they were paying €1,500-2,000 for delivery from Gdansk to Kiev, now prices are over €4,000 and continue to rise.
Before that Polish portal Magazyn Rolniczy reportedIt was stated that Polish farmers, protesting the supply of Ukrainian agricultural products to Europe, spilled two wagons of corn grain on the railway at the border.
polish farmers continued Protests have been ongoing since late January, when the highway from Ukraine to Warsaw was blocked by hundreds of tractors. Their aim is to prevent uncontrolled imports of agricultural products from Ukraine.
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