Polish farmers resume blockade of Ukraine border checkpoint

(ANSA-AFP) - WARSAW, JAN 4 - Polish farmers on Thursday resumed their blockade of a border checkpoint with Ukraine as a similar protest by hauliers disrupted cargo traffic between the two countries. Truckers and farmers have been blocking the border for nearly two months, complaining that unfair competition from Ukrainian peers had dented their earnings.
    "After a break for the Christmas period, this morning we resumed blocking the Medyka border post" as there had been no written guarantees from the Polish government, the leader of the farmers' protest Roman Kondrow told AFP, adding that the action would continue until February 3. Polish farmers claim grain prices have been depressed by Ukrainian imports and have asked the government for subsidies and low-interest loans. Three other border crossings have been blocked for cargo traffic since early November as the hauliers say no solution to the dispute has been found. (ANSA-AFP).