Poland: Flour and bread become more expensive

It should be emphasized once again that the pandemic that has been going on for over a year has had a significant impact on the catering and food sectors. It did not spare and does not spare millers, who had to reorganize their work in such a way as to fulfill all the imposed epidemic requirements and recommendations. The share of exports in the production of flour in our country is not significant. We export about 3–4% of the produced flour. The year 2020 brought an increase in exports after three consecutive years, when declines were recorded. Traditionally, the largest recipients of Polish flour remain Germany, Lithuania and Great Britain. - The main reason for the increases in wheat prices is the export of grain as part of very intensive exports from Poland. Prices paid in Polish ports for wheat intended for export by sea, as well as to Germany (land deliveries), have a direct and decisive impact on prices in every region of Poland - says Krzysztof Gwiazda, President of the ...