Polish agriculture minister resigns amid anger over Ukrainian grain imports

FILE PHOTO: Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Henryk Kowalczyk, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Warsaw, Poland June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk resigned from his post on Wednesday amid rising anger among farmers over the impact of Ukrainian grain imports on prices.

Kowalczyk said he decided to quit the position due to the European Commission's decision to extend duty free imports for Ukrainain grain until June 2024. Polish farmers had called for the introduction of tariffs.