Chambers: the Polish market must be protected from the influx of low-quality corn

Published Mar 4, 2025

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The National Council of Agricultural Chambers (KRIR) in Poland has endorsed the addition of certain MON 810 corn varieties to the list of prohibited seed materials. However, they have expressed concerns about the quality of corn grain imported from countries outside the EU and emphasized the importance of testing imported food products to ensure they meet Polish standards. They warn that a lack of testing could disadvantage Polish farmers.

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The agricultural self-government accepted without reservations the addition of the list of corn varieties that cannot be sown in the country. However, it also appealed for a meticulous examination of grain arriving from abroad. The Board of the National Council of Agricultural Chambers (KRIR) submitted an opinion on the draft amendment to the regulation of the Council of Ministers on the ban on the use of seed material of MON 810 corn varieties. "The agricultural self-government does not raise any comments on the amendment to the regulation, which consists in supplementing the list of MON 810 corn varieties, the seed material of which cannot be used," we read in the KRIR letter. At the same time, however, the chambers draw attention to the need to protect the Polish market from the influx of ...

Source: AgroPolska