In recent months, farmers have been protesting in a number of European countries, demanding that Ukrainian grain not be allowed into their countries.

They claim that due to the flooding of markets with cheap Ukrainian wheat and other crops, prices in Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and a number of other countries have fallen sharply. This, in turn, prevents local producers from making money, as they complain that they cannot sell their own crops.

The situation is most acute in Poland, where local farmers have repeatedly taken to city squares demanding to restrict the access of Ukrainian agricultural produce, blocked checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border, thrown eggs at the minister in charge, and even threatened to disrupt President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's official visit to Poland if the problem was not resolved.

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