# Polish farmers dump grain in protest as Ukraine dispute deepens | Poland | The Guardian

> Polish farmers dumped grain from a freight train as part of nationwide protests against Ukrainian farm imports. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy accused Warsaw of mockery in response.

- Date: 2024-02-20 · published 2024-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Poland · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31691-polish-farmers-dump-grain-in-protest-as-ukraine-dispute-deepens-poland-the
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Blockades of Ukrainian grain flows through Poland can redirect Black Sea-origin grain and raise EU regional feed grain prices, while also adding uncertainty to EU trade policy.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-20 | [Polish farmers block Ukraine's border as they intensify protests against non-EU imports \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31692-polish-farmers-block-ukraine-s-border-as-they-intensify-protests-against-non-eu.md) | -3.5% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-04 | [Grains gain as peace hopes fade in Ukraine – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41882-grains-gain-as-peace-hopes-fade-in-ukraine-the-seam.md) | -7.3% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [Ukraine crisis: commodities prices surge as stock markets slump \| Commodities \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6312-ukraine-crisis-commodities-prices-surge-as-stock-markets-slump-commodities-the.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14507-ukraine-shuts-ports-as-conflict-threatens-grain-supplies-reuters.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-26 | [Black Sea ports still the best way to get Ukraine's grain moving fast \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14484-black-sea-ports-still-the-best-way-to-get-ukraine-s-grain-moving-fast-reuters.md) | -1.9% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2024-02-20 | [Polish farmers block Ukraine's border as they intensify protests against non-EU imports \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31692-polish-farmers-block-ukraine-s-border-as-they-intensify-protests-against-non-eu.md) | -2.7% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2022-04-04 | [Grains gain as peace hopes fade in Ukraine – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41882-grains-gain-as-peace-hopes-fade-in-ukraine-the-seam.md) | +5.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14507-ukraine-shuts-ports-as-conflict-threatens-grain-supplies-reuters.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/20/polish-farmers-dump-grain-in-protest-as-ukraine-dispute-deepens

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