Poland is second after the leader in European Union maize exports

high pace of shipments, which have been maintained for most of the season, confirm the permanent improvement of Poland’s position on global markets. The European market is dominated by three countries. Romania remains the leader, accounting for more than half of the export volume, Poland strengthened its position as the runner-up, and France takes third place. EU export ranking (2024/25 season): Together, these three countries generate as much as 94 percent of all maize exports from the European Union. Despite the succes of Poland and other member states, the European Union is not one of the global powers in the export of maize. The vast majority of the harvest goes to the internal market, and the shortages are supplemented by imports. According to FAO estimates, EU corn imports will amount to 19.5 million tonnes in the current season. Brazil, the USA and Argentina are the world leaders , whose exports are many times larger than those of the EU. Poland is becoming an export power ...