Some Polish farmers want to block Ukraine border due to grain scandal – political analyst Adamski

Polish political analyst Łukasz Adamski said this on Espreso.

“There were certain Ukrainian and Polish businessmen who decided to make money on Ukraine's tariff-free access to the EU market. The grain was marked at the border as being destined for Africa and South America, but in fact it was delivered to Polish companies. This grain is of worse quality than the grain that is allowed on the market – the so-called technical grain,” he said.

Adamski added that the Polish state did not immediately react to this.

“Now farmers are threatening to protest, some of them even want to block the border. This would be a tragedy for Ukrainian logistics. It is because of grain that grain prices in Poland have plummeted. 30% of the population lives in villages, 15% are engaged in agriculture. It is very important to maintain consensus and all-Polish support for Ukraine. Ukraine is fighting for its independence and security of Poland,” the political analyst summarized.

• On February 2, Polish farmers blocked checkpoints on the border with Ukraine. This was due to the fact that Polish farmers are outraged that the uncontrolled inflow of Ukrainian grain to Poland has caused prices for their products to plummet. Local farmers argue that Ukrainian grain should have been transported through Poland only to ports, but it ended up on the Polish market.

• On February 16 and 17, Polish farmers resumed protests on the border with Ukraine.

• On March 29, Prime Minister Morawiecki announced that Poland promises to introduce rules that will limit the inflow of Ukrainian grain to the country, explaining that it could destabilize the import market.

• On April 4, Polish Minister of Agriculture Henryk Kowalczyk resigned amid the situation. Farmers are suffering losses and demand that the government deal with the crisis.