Polish Farmers End Ukraine Border Blockade After Government Agreement

Deal includes financial support measures but does not address farmers' demand for restrictions on Ukraine imports.

Polish farmers have ended their blockade of a Poland-Ukraine border crossing after reaching an agreement with the government that met their demands.
The farmers had accused the new Polish government of failing to defend them against Ukrainian grain imports and demanded financial support measures.
The deal includes launching corn production subsidies, maintaining agricultural taxes at 2023 levels and increasing preferential liquidity loans, but does not include restrictions on Ukraine imports.
Despite the end of the blockade, farmers are still demanding a limit on the inflow of goods from Ukraine.
Polish truckers continue to protest against an EU-Ukraine agreement that liberalized road transport rules.