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In Bulgaria, farmers blocked roads across the country due to the parliament’s decision not to extend the ban on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products.

Bulgarian farmers refused to meet with the country’s Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov. The official suggested that they discuss the decision regarding the import of Ukrainian agricultural products.

Bulgarian farmers are preparing a series of protests across the country. Protests are directed against the parliament’s decision not to extend temporary restrictions on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products.

Due to the unstable operation of the Grain Agreement in the last six months of its existence, grain producers are at risk of incurring huge losses, because traders and terminals are trying to shift responsibility to them.

The Government of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy appealed to the European Commission to compensate Ukrainian farmers for the cost of transporting grain to distant EU ports.

In the occupied territories of Ukraine, the Russians continue to implement a corrupt scheme for the sale of Ukrainian farmers’ grain.

In Poland, farmers who oppose the import of Ukrainian grain plan to disrupt the planned visit of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Farmers of the Tulchyn district plan to block the Isakcha crossing point as a sign of protest against large supplies of untaxed grain from Ukraine.

In 2023, Ukrainian farmers plan to increase the sown area for oil crops and partially reduce the sown area for grain and corn.

In the north of Bulgaria, farmers came out for a protest. Farmers are afraid that cheap Ukrainian grain will lead to bankruptcy of local grain producers.