With unsold grain piled high, a Polish farmer faces an uncertain future as war in Ukraine grinds on

  • Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, stands in a warehouse filled with grain on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Korycki has been organizing protests of farmers in Poland that have been taking place for the past three months in Poland. They are among the Europe-wide protests by farmers angry about imports from Ukraine which they say are driving down prices. They are also angry about EU climate policies which they say will create more administrative work and further financial burdens. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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    Poland Frustrated Farmer

    Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, stands in a warehouse filled with grain on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Korycki has been organizing protests of farmers in Poland that have been taking place for the past three months in Poland. They are among the Europe-wide protests by farmers angry about imports from Ukraine which they say are driving down prices. They are also angry about EU climate policies which they say will create more administrative work and further financial burdens. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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  • Polish farmers block roads with tractors in Kazun Polski near Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday March 20, 2024 as they escalate a three-month protest against Ukrainian imports and European Union climate policies. The calls of farmers across Europe have grown increasingly strident even though the European Commission has relented to their pressure by rolling back some environmental requirements. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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    Poland Farmers Protest

    Polish farmers block roads with tractors in Kazun Polski near Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday March 20, 2024 as they escalate a three-month protest against Ukrainian imports and European Union climate policies. The calls of farmers across Europe have grown increasingly strident even though the European Commission has relented to their pressure by rolling back some environmental requirements. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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  • Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, lets grain fall through his fingers on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Piotr says his business has been badly destabilized by Russia’s war against Ukraine and that the European Union is only adding to his problems. He's among the large number of farmers who have protested across Europe for months, and he’s organizing the latest protest planned for Poland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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    Poland Frustrated Farmer

    Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, lets grain fall through his fingers on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Piotr says his business has been badly destabilized by Russia’s war against Ukraine and that the European Union is only adding to his problems. He's among the large number of farmers who have protested across Europe for months, and he’s organizing the latest protest planned for Poland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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  • Polish protesters sit around a campfire in Kazun Polski near Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday March 20, 2024 during a nationwide farmers' protest against Ukrainian imports and European Union climate policies. The calls of farmers across Europe have grown increasingly strident even though the European Commission has relented to their pressure by rolling back some environmental requirements. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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    Poland Farmers Protest

    Polish protesters sit around a campfire in Kazun Polski near Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday March 20, 2024 during a nationwide farmers' protest against Ukrainian imports and European Union climate policies. The calls of farmers across Europe have grown increasingly strident even though the European Commission has relented to their pressure by rolling back some environmental requirements. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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  • Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, points to fields on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Piotr says his business has been badly destabilized by Russia’s war against Ukraine and that the European Union is only adding to his problems. He's among the large number of farmers who have protested across Europe for months, and he’s organizing the latest protest planned for Poland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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    Poland Frustrated Farmer

    Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, points to fields on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Piotr says his business has been badly destabilized by Russia’s war against Ukraine and that the European Union is only adding to his problems. He's among the large number of farmers who have protested across Europe for months, and he’s organizing the latest protest planned for Poland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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  • Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, walks past machinery on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Piotr says his business has been badly destabilized by Russia’s war against Ukraine and that the European Union is only adding to his problems. He's among the large number of farmers who have protested across Europe for months, and he’s organizing the latest protest planned for Poland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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    Poland Frustrated Farmer

    Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, walks past machinery on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Piotr says his business has been badly destabilized by Russia’s war against Ukraine and that the European Union is only adding to his problems. He's among the large number of farmers who have protested across Europe for months, and he’s organizing the latest protest planned for Poland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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  • Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, drives farm equipment on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Piotr says his business has been badly destabilized by Russia’s war against Ukraine and that the European Union is only adding to his problems. He's among the large number of farmers who have protested across Europe for months, and he’s organizing the latest protest planned for Poland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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    Poland Frustrated Farmer

    Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, drives farm equipment on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Piotr says his business has been badly destabilized by Russia’s war against Ukraine and that the European Union is only adding to his problems. He's among the large number of farmers who have protested across Europe for months, and he’s organizing the latest protest planned for Poland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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  • Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, stands in a warehouse filled with grain on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Piotr says his business has been badly destabilized by Russia’s war against Ukraine and that the European Union is only adding to his problems. He's among the large number of farmers who have protested across Europe for months, and he’s organizing the latest protest planned for Poland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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    Poland Frustrated Farmer

    Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, stands in a warehouse filled with grain on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Piotr says his business has been badly destabilized by Russia’s war against Ukraine and that the European Union is only adding to his problems. He's among the large number of farmers who have protested across Europe for months, and he’s organizing the latest protest planned for Poland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, stands in a warehouse filled with grain on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Korycki has been organizing protests of farmers in Poland that have been taking place for the past three months in Poland. They are among the Europe-wide protests by farmers angry about imports from Ukraine which they say are driving down prices. They are also angry about EU climate policies which they say will create more administrative work and further financial burdens. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Polish farmers block roads with tractors in Kazun Polski near Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday March 20, 2024 as they escalate a three-month protest against Ukrainian imports and European Union climate policies. The calls of farmers across Europe have grown increasingly strident even though the European Commission has relented to their pressure by rolling back some environmental requirements. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Piotr Korycki, a 34-year-old Polish farmer, lets grain fall through his fingers on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie, Poland, on Monday March 18, 2024. Piotr says his business has been badly destabilized by Russia’s war against Ukraine and that the European Union is only adding to his problems. He's among the large number of farmers who have protested across Europe for months, and he’s organizing the latest protest planned for Poland on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Polish protesters sit around a campfire in Kazun Polski near Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday March 20, 2024 during a nationwide farmers' protest against Ukrainian imports and European Union climate policies. The calls of farmers across Europe have grown increasingly strident even though the European Commission has relented to their pressure by rolling back some environmental requirements. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)