Insights and Stories on Farmer Protests

Feb. 27, 2024 at 4:23 pm CST

Warsaw | Reuters -- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday he could not rule out widening a national ban on imports of Ukrainian grains to other products if the European Union does not act to protect the bloc's markets.

By Karol Badohal, Reuters

Feb. 26, 2024 at 10:00 am CST

Farmers on Monday blocked a border crossing between Poland and Germany, threw bottles at police in Brussels and gathered in Madrid to demand action on cheap supermarket prices and what they say is unfair competition from abroad.

By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk, David Latona, philip-blenkinsop, Poland, Reuters, Ukraine

Feb. 23, 2024 at 4:04 pm CST

The EU should change conditions imposed on farmers who wish benefit from Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funding, European Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said in an interview with French newspapers of the Ebra group.

By Reuters

Feb. 23, 2024 at 9:58 am CST

French farmers were back on the streets of Paris on Friday, warning President Emmanuel Macron that he should expect a difficult welcome when he opens a major farm show on Saturday, amid anger over costs, red tape and green regulations.

By Benoit Tessier, Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide

Feb. 23, 2024 at 9:30 am CST

Shambu, India | Reuters -- Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their crops burned effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers on Friday as they sought to expand their protest against his government months before elections.

By Adnan Abidi, Reuters, Sakshi Dayal, Sunil Kataria