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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Pavel Polityuk

Ukraine farmers say protests in EU over Ukrainian grain are political

FILE PHOTO: Romanian farmers holding a placard that reads "Solidarity, not suffering!" protest outside the European Commission's Offices over the price of grains and demand fallout from having an influx of cheap Ukrainian grains in Bucharest, Romania April 7, 2023. Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS

Protests by European farmers are political and shipments of Ukrainian grain are not reducing the profitability of their business, Ukrainian food producers' union UAC said on Wednesday.

Logistical bottlenecks have kept large quantities of Ukrainian grains, which are cheaper than those produced in the European Union, in Central European states, reducing prices and sales for farmers there who have staged protests.

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