Irritation of Polish farmers due to the influx of Ukrainian grain was already noticeable last July. 80% of inexpensive grain from Ukraine came to Poland and alternatively of commercial vessels to be transported to the mediate East and Africa, began to leak to the Polish market, thus displacing more costly cereals from local producers. The consequences of the unconditional beginning of borders by the EU to Ukrainian products, due to the fact that the European Union abolished customs and quotas for all goods from Ukraine, suffered Polish farmers and they paid for the "good heart" of the European Union from their own pockets.
According to media information, 3 million tons of Ukrainian grain entered the Polish marketplace and as these media service a compatible choir, at a poorer quality of "technical grain", sold at half price at wholesale prices, were made by traders. Cereals cheaters bought , and then sold Ukrainian "technical grain" to Polish mills as full-value, so that Polish bread was baked from this "technical flour". Speculants were completely abroad moral objections, only curious in the large profit. The paper Wyborcza*, which described the Ukrainian grain scandal, could not give any closer data on "cereal barons", as she was forced to stay silent for the sake of the investigation. Of course, the consumer looking suspiciously at all loaf of bread on the store shelf realizes that the investigation conducted by the territory Attorney's Office in Zamość is only the tip of the iceberg, or alternatively the tip of the grain mountain which covered Poland.
Dumping, due to the fact that that is what it should say, Ukrainian grain, which lasts for a long time and nothing by the government limited in the final effect can only lead to the collapse of Polish agriculture. So the government's decision to close the borders to "technical grain" was absolutely right. The decline in agricultural production, which is the consequence of the influx of inexpensive Ukrainian products, impoverishes or will deprive a large part of the population of income, and Poland will become an importer of grain - uncertain prices, nor tomorrow. This will besides have a negative impact on local trade. Even so, the indiscreet consumer will be pleased at the minute with the low price of bread.
It seems that the situation with grain would not have occurred if it had not been for the openness of our country and the immense commitment of Poles to aid Ukraine. In all this, the Polish farmer is the most disadvantaged, while Ukrainian oligarch and smart merchant are doing rather well. Farmers must take care of their own interests in order to have funds for very costly agricultural machinery (paid in instalments), taxes, fees, fertilizers, that is, to last to the next harvest. The consequence of farmers to the possible of losing their livelihood is simply a average reaction and it does not concern only Polish cereal producers, as the fear of flooding Ukrainian grain has besides affected Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania.
Given the large kindness of Poles, including the kindness of Poles working on the role, for the Ukrainian cause, the cool reaction of Ukrainian media, which gave expression to their disappointment, is mildly defined by the Polish ban on importing goods from Ukraine. And so, Mikołaj Kniażycki (a associate of the ultimate Council of Ukraine 7 and 8th term), in an essay published on espreso.tv**, accused Poland of violating the European Union's agreements, spreading rumors about the "technical grain" of Ukraine and content in pesticide grain. In his opinion, this grain scandal is only a pretext, pre-election comedy and unfair Polish methods in solving serious problems of their own economy at the expense of Ukraine.
For the Polish reader, Kniażycki's words do not sound brotherly and even prove that Ukrainian relationship is possibly besides harsh, or Ukrainian gratitude abruptly shrunk, decreased and became cold. Who knows, it may shortly be completely lost if Poland does not put Ukraine's interests above its own. Poland must not waste this "great good" which is to conquer Ukrainian hearts, due to the fact that it is simply a good so valuable, according to Mykoła Kniażycki, that it grows above Polish ad hoc matters and benefits.
So, there's something to deliberalize about, the countrymen, so from the heart, at the table, with Ukrainian bread and Ukrainian honey. Better do it now than later. I hope it's not besides late.
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