Poles want to resume protests at the border because of Ukrainian raspberries

Published 2024년 8월 29일

Tridge summary

Polish farmers are facing a significant drop in purchase prices for soft fruits due to large imports from Ukraine. Ukrainian production costs are lower, and they are not required to meet strict EU environmental standards. This has resulted in Polish producers receiving only 6.5 to 7 zlotys (70-75 UAH) per kilogram of raspberries, which is below the profitability level. Polish farmers are calling for limits on imports to level the playing field and are criticizing the inadequate control system for goods entering Poland. They fear that imports will continue to drive down prices and may prompt them to protest again after the completion of their field work.
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Sylvester Dzewulski from the Lublin Chamber of Agriculture told Radio Maryja about this. He noted that the flow of agro-food products from Ukraine is destroying the soft fruit market, where a significant drop in purchase prices is recorded. Polish producers claim that now they receive from 6.5 to 7 zlotys (70-75 UAH) for a kilogram of raspberries. This is below the level of profitability. Farmers fear that purchase prices will continue to fall. "It's several thousand tons - that's what the manufacturers assume. Recently, a significant decrease in purchase prices has been observed, which is clearly caused by imports from Ukraine," said Sylvester Dzevulskyi. He noted that this is a big problem for Polish producers, even when Ukrainian raspberries do not go directly to the country. After all, Poland cannot compete with Ukraine on the international market, since the cost of production there is much lower. Ukrainians are not obliged to meet strict EU environmental standards, agrarians ...

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