Poland will start checking the quality of Ukrainian grain in all cargo transiting through the country, Polish Deputy Minister of Agriculture Michal Kolodziejczak said on Monday, citing Reuters.

His statement came after Polish farmers resumed protests last Friday, blocking border crossings with Ukraine.

Representatives of the government led by Donald Tusk assured that they understand the challenges faced by farmers and that measures to help Ukraine are not taken at the expense of local farmers.

“I will demand today all batches of grain that are going for export [de Ucraina] and they are embargoed for inspection in Poland,” Kolodziejczak told state news agency PAP.

According to him, in 99% of cases, when Germany refuses to send low-quality goods, they are returned to Poland “as European grain”, and not to Ukraine, the country of origin.

Farmers in France, Belgium, Portugal, Greece, Spain and Germany have been protesting for weeks against restrictions they face due to EU climate change measures, as well as other difficulties such as competition from cheaper Ukrainian grain.

Farmers claim that Ukrainian producers have lower production costs because they do not have to meet the many quality standards set by the EU.

After the beginning of the Russian invasion and the blockade of Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea, Polish farmers were among the loudest critics of the entry of Ukrainian wheat and other grains into the EU, as large volumes of such products were transited through their countries. country.

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