Agricultural exports - good results in the first half of 2020

Published 2020년 8월 25일

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Poland's agri-food exports have seen a 7% increase compared to the previous year, reaching a value of EUR 16.4 billion for the first half of 2020, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Despite the pandemic, the first quarter brought promising results, with a record in agricultural exports. However, the sector most heavily impacted was flower production. The government quickly responded by providing export guidance, leading to increased interest in Polish food products from countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon. There was also a notable increase in exports to non-EU countries. The exports were led by livestock, meat, and its products, followed by cereal grains and processed products. Other categories, such as tobacco, dairy products, sugar and confectionery, fish and preserves, fruit, coffee, tea, cocoa, oilseeds, and vegetable fats, also experienced an increase in export value.

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- Sales of agri-food products abroad were higher by 7%. than a year earlier, reaching the value of EUR 16.4 billion - informed Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Good results despite the pandemic - At the beginning of the year, preliminary data indicated that it would be another record year in our agricultural exports. Such was the dynamics in January and February. However, already in March, the pandemic had a significant impact on the results of foreign trade, but it is optimistic that the situation has been improving day by day since June - added the minister. Export opportunities The head of the ministry of agriculture pointed out that those branches of agriculture that are highly dependent on exports suffered the most. It has decreased significantly to the EU countries, to China and to Muslim countries, beef producers felt it - 80 percent. production for export, poultry - 60 percent production for export, but also pork and milk. The ...

Source: Wrp