# Romanian and Bulgarian farmers angry at Ukrainian agricultural imports | Euronews

> Farmers in Romania and Bulgaria protested on April 7 against the EU's compensation package for a glut of Ukrainian farm imports they say undercuts local prices. Protesters blocked some border crossings in Bulgaria. The EU had waived duties and quotas on Ukrainian goods last year to aid transit to third countries.

- Date: 2023-04-07 · published 2023-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36524-romanian-and-bulgarian-farmers-angry-at-ukrainian-agricultural-imports-euronews
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Political pressure in neighboring EU states is pushing toward restrictions on Ukrainian grain and oilseed imports, which could reroute or reduce Black Sea supply flows and affect feed ingredient availability.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-12-17 | [Agriculture Dept. launches 2nd round of payments to farmers \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61570-agriculture-dept-launches-2nd-round-of-payments-to-farmers-ap-news.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2026-08-04 | [New Export Price Mechanism for Agricultural Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12806-new-export-price-mechanism-for-agricultural-products.md) | -0.5% | +10.1% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [EU Regulation on deforestation-free products: What comes next for importers / exporters of agricultural commodities? \| BLOMSTEIN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36440-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-what-comes-next-for-importers.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2018-03-06 | [Oil, agriculture and the environment deserve an improved Renewable Fuel Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65895-oil-agriculture-and-the-environment-deserve-an-improved-renewable-fuel-standard.md) | +2.7% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2021-06-08 | [Mexico wants to import non-GMO corn and US farmers say they can deliver it](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46592-mexico-wants-to-import-non-gmo-corn-and-us-farmers-say-they-can-deliver-it.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- euronews.com: https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/07/romanian-and-bulgarian-farmers-angry-at-ukrainian-agricultural-imports

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