Grain prices in Poland are not too different from the European market, so there are no objective reasons for farmers to protest over cheap Ukrainian grain.
This opinion was expressed by Vice President for Economic Education of the Kyiv School of Economics Oleg Nivievskyi on Telegram.
He believes that the scandal with the import/transit of Ukrainian grain to Poland is an internal issue.
“This is more of a political story and the use of the grain import factor in domestic political struggles and obtaining additional funds from the EC. After all, prices in Poland continue to be on the market, there are no extraordinary movements. Of course, now all prices are falling – this is the global trend now,” said Oleg Nivievskyi.
The expert explains that ordinary farmers do not really understand how the price is formed.
“They see that the price is falling, that it is bad for them, and immediately look for the reason. And the “reason” is easy to find, it is very close – Ukrainian grain and a lot of it, why think about world markets and so on. It is easy for politicians to put such a story in people’s ears,” he concludes.