Polish farmers stage production blockade on border with Ukraine
February 20, 2024
Polish farmers gathered on Tuesday at the border with Ukraine, blocking the crossing and spilling grain on the tracks in protest against the import of Ukrainian products.
Farmers argue that cheaper Ukrainian products constitute unfair competition on the Polish market.
What happened at the protest?
Farmers blocked around 100 roads leading to the border with Ukraine and forcibly opened two Ukrainian wagons at the Medyka crossing.
“A small amount of grain was discovered spilled on the tracks,” a local police official in Medyka told French news agency AFP.
Protesting farmers also drove their tractors through Gdansk, Krakow and other cities.
“I am here to get rid of the restrictions introduced by the European Union regarding fallow land, the Green Deal and, above all, to stop the entry of Ukrainian food,” said Tomasz Golak, who runs an animal and cereal farm in a village next. AFP.
“This year wheat is being sold at half the price of last year,” he added.
rmt/ (AFP, AP)
Source: DW
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