Farmers in Poland have threatened to interrupt the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the country due to the uncontrolled supply of grain by Ukraine. In this respect writer Guard.
The Ukrainian president will visit the Polish capital on Wednesday, but Polish grain producers warn they may take to the streets to “spoil” the event. Citing the statement of the Zamosc Farmers Association, the publication also noted that there were many ideas on how this could be done.
According to the publication, at the initiative of the European Union (EU), all tariffs and restrictions on the supply of grain from Ukraine have been removed to facilitate Ukraine’s access to the European market. However, the inability to export grain from some countries has led to lower prices in these countries and dissatisfaction of local farmers.
Polish farmers complained that grain supplies from Ukraine were undermining their own supply. At the same time, Ukraine’s grain imports increased from 100,000 tons to 2.45 million tons in 2022. However, the domestic politics of the country gradually began to intervene in the situation. For example, the Polish government has recently reduced the amount of financial support for refugees from Ukraine, which may indicate that Poland is not satisfied with the situation.
Earlier on Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki declarationHe said that against the backdrop of farmers’ protests, the country reduced the volume of grain imported from Ukraine by five to six times. He also noted that the warehouses of the national grain storage company Elewarr are 50% empty and there is already room for Polish grain.