Following grain and strawberries, another Ukrainian berry has started causing problems for Poles

In Poland, raspberry growers have blocked a road in Opole-Lubelski (crossroads of Voivodeship Roads 824 and 747 in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland) for several days in a row, protesting low purchase prices for the berries. As Radio.lublin.pl reports, Polish farmers are extremely dissatisfied with the fact that Ukrainian raspberries are imported into the country, which deprives them of the opportunity to sell their own products at a competitive price. "Production of good raspberries costs at least 7 zlotys per kilogram, plus the cost of collection, i.e. 2-2.5 zlotys," said Krzysztof Cybulak, vice president of the Polish Association of Fruit Growers, noting that buyers offer about 4-5 zlotys per kilogram. "How can we compete when raspberries are constantly coming from Ukraine? Both from the previous season and now new, fresh. There are already several hundred offers on the Internet, because the harvest in Ukraine began to be harvested earlier. A ready-made frozen one costs 6-8 zlotys," ...