Farmers are about to enjoy EU grain subsidies

Even ARR's spokesman Radosław Iwański admits that the previous system of purchases was "wrong and unfair." A leading agricultural market expert who wished to remain anonymous was more explicit on the subject, "It was a corrupt game of lobbies of intermediaries and politicians," all at the expense of taxpayers, paying billions of złoty in subsidies to the ARR. Meanwhile, in a little over one month, all farmers will be able to sell wheat, corn and barley in unlimited amounts at a price of EUR 101.31 per ton, a price uniform across the EU. This means that unlike in previous years, farmers are not queuing in front of mills or protesting against grain imports. Even Andrzej Lepper, the notorious leader of the Self-Defense peasant party, admits that the EU system of intervention purchases appears to be working well. "There is no need to organize protests among farmers for the time being," he said. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) T.J.