Romanian farmers line up their tractors en route to Nadlac Customs while protesting over the price of grains and demand fallout from having an influx of cheap Ukrainian grains in Remetea Mare, Timis county, Romania April 7, 2023. Inquam Photos/Cornel Putan via REUTERS
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Thousands of farmers protested across Romania on Friday over the impact of Ukrainian grain imports on prices, blocking traffic and border checkpoints with tractors and trucks and urging the European Commission to intervene.
Anger is rising among farmers in Central and Eastern Europe over a flood of cheap Ukrainian grain imports, exempt from customs fees until June 2024, which have hurt prices and sales of local producers.
