Ukraine and Farmer protests in Poland

As i talk about in my independent research, since the start of the military conflict in 2022, Ukrainian agricultural goods have been exported via Polish border. In the past, many of the imports would have been sent by the Black Sea, but now that route is closed to Ukraine.

The agricultural exports often stay in Poland, instead of being sent to other European countries. This has significantly affected the price of goods such as wheat in the Poland market, causing significant losses to the Polish farmers.

Polish farmers have staged country-wide protests, asking for protections against the negative effect of the Ukrainian imports. This has not swayed Poland's resolve to support Ukraine, but it has introduced some friction.

The photo and the video come directly from farmers involved in the protest.

Here's a link to my research

Amelia Skawinski research on Polish response to Ukrainian refugees.pdf

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