Poland: Cheese is a Polish export hit

Published 2021년 7월 26일

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Poland's dairy exports are dominated by cheese and cottage cheese, accounting for 34% of total dairy product exports from January-May 2021. The majority of these exports are rennet ripened cheeses, with the Czech Republic being the largest recipient within the EU, and Ukraine being the largest non-EU recipient. Poland's cheese production has seen a significant increase since 2014, reaching a record 945 thousand tons in 2004-2019. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, cheese production in Poland in 2020 was 1.5 times higher than the year of Poland's EU accession.

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Cheese and cottage cheese occupy a dominant position in the structure of exports of dairy products, in the period January-May 2021 they accounted for 34 percent. export of these products. The most popular types of cheese are ripening cheeses, informs the National Center for Agricultural Support. The showcase of the domestic dairy industry is rennet ripened cheeses. In the years 2014–2019, their production increased from 301 thous. tons up to 373 thousand. tons, ie by 24 percent. The so-called yellow cheeses, ie matured cheeses (60–70%). In the years 2014–2020, an average of 45 per cent. the volume of domestic production of this assortment. During the first five months of this year. Poland achieved a positive balance of trade turnover with ripening cheeses. The preliminary data of the Ministry of Finance (based on KOWR calculations) show that in the period January-May 2021, producers exported 72 thousand. tonnes of ripening cheeses (by 8.5 percent. more), reaching EUR 254 million ...

Source: SwiatRolnika