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Polish farmers protest on the border with Ukraine

Wheat
Poland
Published Feb 3, 2023

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Polish farmers staged a protest on the border with Ukraine, OTR reports. They blocked the road near the checkpoint in the province of Lublin to block the entry of grain trucks. Farmers expressed their dissatisfaction with wheat imports back in January. Then they arranged a rally on tractors. The Polish government promised that Ukrainian products would go in transit to the countries of Africa and the Middle East. But, according to the Polish farmers' association, now there are big problems with the sale of local grain - almost 2.5 million tons are in warehouses. According to official EU statistics, 50 times more grain was brought to Poland last year than a year earlier.

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Polish farmers staged a protest on the border with Ukraine, OTR reports. They blocked the road near the checkpoint in the province of Lublin to block the entry of grain trucks. Farmers expressed their dissatisfaction with wheat imports back in January. Then they arranged a rally on tractors. The Polish government promised that Ukrainian products would go in transit to the countries of Africa and the Middle East. But, according to the Polish farmers' association, now there are big problems with the sale of local grain - almost 2.5 million tons are in warehouses. According to official EU statistics, 50 times more grain was brought to Poland last year than a year earlier.
Source: Otr-online
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