Several hundred Polish farmers protested before the building of the national Sejm in Warsaw. They wanted to draw attention to the plight of the market, caused the Russian embargo on imports of horticultural products from EU countries. An additional problem is the low purchase prices of apples, according to the portal NewsBalt.

Polish farmers have already expressed their protest on August 26, about two hundred Polish farmers Yabloko picketed the building of the European Commission and the European Parliament in Brussels.

President of the Union of gardeners Miroslav Maliszewski said that the Russian embargo has seriously affected the Polish producers, resulting gardeners required "adequate" compensation from the EU. The same sanctions that have defined the EU, too small and cover only half the cost of production.

Farmers expressed their dissatisfaction with the cancellation of the visit of the EU Commissioner for agriculture Dacian Colosa in Poland. The Union of Polish gardeners sent him a letter requesting a meeting.

"And in this case, the poles would show him what the real issues associated with the embargo, because it seems that the arguments presented COLOSO in Brussels, was not convinced", - said Maliszewski.

In addition, the poles are outraged adopted on Wednesday 10 September, the EU's decision to suspend the allocation of funds and assistance to producers of perishable fruits and vegetables affected by the Russian embargo.

In Poland now has been very low purchase prices for apples. Processors offer 12-14 pounds (1.4 to 1.6 rubles) per 1 kg of apples. Currently, some brokers offer only 40 pennies (4.6 rubles) per 1 kilogram of high-quality apples for export.

Portal Agro2b.ru wrotethat the Polish businessmen are fully committed to the supply of apples in Belarus, where the fruits will be processed and then exported to Russia.