That said, farmers have banded together - and thanks to organized, well-funded campaigns, EU governments have softened their tone over what is becoming a new battleground over green ambitions. In the Netherlands, the government recently paused a program which would shutter farms in order to reduce nitrous oxide emissions, after a Farmer Citizen Movement (BBB) won a surprising share of provincial elections in March. Poland, Bulgaria and Hungry, meanwhile, have temporarily halted imports of grain, dairy products, meat, fruits and vegetables from Ukraine after farmers were livid over Ukrainian commodities flooding the market and depressing prices. "They feel their whole way of life is under attack ... Farmers are asking, ‘Why does Brussels hate us?’" Well, it is, and farmers are suffering. https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/why-does-brussels-hate-us-livid-eu-farmers-hit-back-green-agenda