Farmers in Gagauzia, a region in Moldova, plan to join nationwide protests by Moldovan agricultural producers. The protests are in response to significant losses caused by the government's failure to follow the lead of Eastern European countries in blocking the export of Ukrainian grain. The farmers are demanding temporary import restrictions on Ukrainian grain and compensation for small and medium-sized grain producers, among other demands. The government has expressed plans to limit grain imports from Ukraine, which have been criticized by Ukraine as an unfriendly move, but have since clarified that they will not outright ban Ukrainian grain imports.