Eastern EU Nations Ask Bloc for Help as Ukrainian Grain Floods Nearby Markets
- Polish minister says imports cut demand for local crops
- Six countries call for compensation, sealing of transit routes
A combine harvester cuts through a field of wheat during the summer harvest in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.
Photographer: Julia Kochetova/BloombergA group of European Union countries urged the bloc to act to help alleviate the oversupply of grain as cheap imports from Ukraine flood markets in neighboring countries, cutting demand for local produce and triggering protests from farmers.
Six east European nations led by Poland called for measures including compensation for farmers at a meeting of the bloc’s agriculture ministers on Monday. They also requested transit routes should be sealed off so that Ukrainian grain and other products can reach third countries without causing disruptions in Europe.
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Eastern EU Nations Ask Bloc for Help as Ukrainian Grain Floods Nearby Markets