EU farmers will be allocated €56 million due to the influx of Ukrainian grain

23/03/2023 09:28

The European Commission will allocate €56 million to Romania, Bulgaria and Poland as they face an influx of Ukrainian grain that is driving down local prices. This was reported by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, writes Latifundist.com.

"This is support for countries whose farmers have suffered from increased imports from Ukraine. We are observing an increase in supply, a huge increase in imports for border countries," said Janusz Wojciechowski.

The decision was made for Bulgaria and Poland because the combination of their own production and imports from Ukraine exceeded the five-year average before the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Romania was added to the list because it is a hub country for the so-called "solidarity bands".

Poland will receive €30 million, Bulgaria - about €17 million, and Romania - €10 million. This amount can be doubled due to co-financing from the budgets of EU member states.

It is also noted that Hungary and Slovakia will not receive financial support, as their combined production and import volumes do not exceed the five-year average.

We will remind, on March 13, grain producers from Bulgaria announced the beginning of an indefinite protest in connection with the duty-free import of grain from Ukraine to the European Union.

Polish farmers started their protests back in September 2022. Already in January 2023, Polish farmers from the AgroUnia group renewed their protests, among other things, they opposed the export of Ukrainian grain to Poland, saying that it would collapse the prices of their products.

At the beginning of February of this year, a protest action of local farmers from the organization "Deceited Village" took place.

As noted, they protested because Ukrainian grain allegedly collapsed domestic prices in Poland, and farmers are forced to work at a loss.

The European Commission will allocate €56 million to Romania, Bulgaria and Poland as they face an influx of Ukrainian grain that is driving down local prices. This was reported by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, writes Latifundist.com.
"This is support for countries whose farmers have suffered from increased imports from Ukraine. We are observing an increase in supply, a huge increase in imports for border countries," said Janusz Wojciechowski.
The decision was made for Bulgaria and Poland because the combination of their own production and imports from Ukraine exceeded the five-year average before the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Romania was added to the list because it is a hub country for the so-called "solidarity bands".
Poland will receive €30 million, Bulgaria - about €17 million, and Romania - €10 million. This amount can be doubled due to co-financing from the budgets of EU member states.
 
It is also noted that Hungary and Slovakia will not receive financial support, as their combined production and import volumes do not exceed the five-year average.
We will remind, on March 13, grain producers from Bulgaria announced the beginning of an indefinite protest in connection with the duty-free import of grain from Ukraine to the European Union.
Polish farmers started their protests back in September 2022. Already in January 2023, Polish farmers from the AgroUnia group renewed their protests, among other things, they opposed the export of Ukrainian grain to Poland, saying that it would collapse the prices of their products.
At the beginning of February of this year, a protest action of local farmers from the organization "Deceited Village" took place.
As noted, they protested because Ukrainian grain allegedly collapsed domestic prices in Poland, and farmers are forced to work at a loss.
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