# Polish farmers block Ukraine's border as they intensify protests against non-EU imports | AP News

> Polish farmers spilled Ukrainian grain from a train in Medyka and blocked the Ukraine border as protests against non-EU imports intensified. Ukraine's economy minister said Kyiv hoped for a robust response from the European Commission.

- Date: 2024-02-20 · published 2024-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Poland · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31692-polish-farmers-block-ukraine-s-border-as-they-intensify-protests-against-non-eu
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Border blockades slow Ukrainian grain exports via the EU corridor, which can support EU and Black Sea wheat and corn prices and add to trade-policy uncertainty.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-20 | [Polish farmers dump grain in protest as Ukraine dispute deepens \| Poland \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31691-polish-farmers-dump-grain-in-protest-as-ukraine-dispute-deepens-poland-the.md) | -3.5% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-01 | [Ukraine's Black Sea ports lose a third of grain export capacity, farmers' union says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14098-ukraine-s-black-sea-ports-lose-a-third-of-grain-export-capacity-farmers-union.md) | -0.8% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-25 | [Grain exporters tap EU supplies as war shuts Ukraine ports -traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14509-grain-exporters-tap-eu-supplies-as-war-shuts-ukraine-ports-traders.md) | +9.4% | +23.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-09 | [Ukrainian farmers and grain exports hit hard by Russian blockade of Black Sea ports \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51987-ukrainian-farmers-and-grain-exports-hit-hard-by-russian-blockade-of-black-sea.md) | +0.7% | -0.2% |
| 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 dump grain in protest as Ukraine dispute deepens \| Poland \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31691-polish-farmers-dump-grain-in-protest-as-ukraine-dispute-deepens-poland-the.md) | -2.7% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2026-08-01 | [Ukraine's Black Sea ports lose a third of grain export capacity, farmers' union says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14098-ukraine-s-black-sea-ports-lose-a-third-of-grain-export-capacity-farmers-union.md) | -0.1% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [Grain exporters tap EU supplies as war shuts Ukraine ports -traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14509-grain-exporters-tap-eu-supplies-as-war-shuts-ukraine-ports-traders.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/poland-ukraine-farmers-protest-29e17ea1a6667b4a8f21a25af604ae1e

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