Polish Minister of Agriculture and Food, Henryk Kowalczyk, said the country has started buying grain with state money to deal with the influx from Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the state’s Cabinet of Ministers. DEA News.
“Purchase will start right after Christmas. Today, the State Financial Commission allocates the first 600 million zlotys (about 140 million dollars – socialbites.ca) for this acquisition, ”said the statement.
He also noted that the Polish authorities now allow the construction of granaries without obtaining the appropriate permits.
The previous day, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki lowered Against the backdrop of farmers’ protests, the volume of grain imported from Ukraine increased five to six times. According to him, Warsaw does not want trade with Ukraine to somehow destabilize the Polish market.
Earlier, the Interia portal reported that there were farmers from the Polish organization “The Deceived Village”. threaten On the day of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Warsaw, authorities faced widespread protests.
Before that, Polish farmers blocked Highway from Ukraine protests the uncontrolled import of grain.