Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Belgium’s farmers join tractor protests



Belgium’s farmers are scheduled to block access to the port of Zeebrugge today, joining similar tractor blockades that have taken place in France, Germany, Poland and Romania.

Zeebrugge is Belgium’s second=largest port to the North Sea.

Dutch farmers blocked a highway to Antwerp on Wednesday.

The Belgian farmers are protesting European Union environmental policies and cheap food imports.

Grain imports from the Ukraine are a big issue; Russians have ruined Black Sea export terminals in the Ukraine so overland routes remain the country’s main option.