The Moldovan association “Farmers Power” appealed to the republican government with a statement to organize mass protests if measures were not taken within a week to ban grain imports from Ukraine. It has been reported TASS.
»The Republic of Moldova unfairly delays the implementation of measures to protect domestic agricultural producers. Following the EU example, we ask you to make a decision this week on a temporary ban on imports of grain, corn, sunflower and rapeseed from Ukraine” (banned in the Russian Federation; owned by Meta) Recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation (company recognized as extremist and banned in Russia).
Farmers also insist on early allocation of financial aid to them “in connection with the catastrophic fall in agricultural product prices and the fulfillment of other government promises”. Otherwise, according to them, “the whole country will most likely be engulfed in protests.”
The notice notes that the majority of small and medium-sized farmers in Moldova are on the verge of bankruptcy.
6 May, Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova, Minister of Agriculture Vladimir Bolya reported To the Ukrainian leadership about plans to impose a temporary restriction on Ukrainian grain imports.
On April 28, the European Commission and five Eastern European countries agreed to limit exports of agricultural products from Ukraine to the EU. Agreement was reached with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria.