Polish Prime Minister Promises not to Import Ukrainian Grain in Election Video
"Only the Law and Justice [Poland's ruling party] government gives guarantees that the interests of our farmers will be protected. We say 'no' to attempts to collapse the Polish market. It was our stern stance that led to the suspension of Ukrainian grain imports to the EU market. Now the EU is considering whether to maintain this ban," Morawiecki said in the video.
Romanian Farmers Are Threatening to Block Customs Because of Grain Imports From Ukraine
"Although it was said that imports of wheat, barley, rapeseed, sunflower and corn to Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Slovakia were banned from 15.03.2023 till 15.09.2023, the European, Ukrainian, and national authorities did not comply with the restrictions as evidenced by the statistics attached to this open letter.... If our demands are not met by October 1, we will declare a massive general strike and block all ports and customs points in the country," the farmers’ appeal to the authorities, published by a Romanian news agency reported.