As the Polish trucker blockade of Ukrainian haulers heads toward the one-month mark, the toll on Ukraine’s businesses is adding up. As of Dec. 4, around 2,500 trucks are stuck at the Ukrainian border with Poland waiting to cross because of the protests, which started on Nov. 6 when Polish truckers began blocking Ukrainian haulers carrying commercial goods demanding the EU end permit-free access for Ukrainian trucks put in place at the start of Russia’s war. One day of downtime due to the protests at the Polish-Ukrainian border costs a single company approximately Hr 1 million (around $27,000) in losses, the European Business Association said, referencing a survey taken among 55 member companies published on Nov. 21.
On August 17-18 in Vinnytsia (Hotel France), the All-Ukrainian Conference and Exhibition "Bread Industry-2023" will address the most pressing issues of the grain processing industry of Ukraine.