The impact of Ukrainian imports on the decline in grain prices in Poland
Ukraine
Poland
Published Jan 18, 2023
Tridge summary
As noted by Dr. Wiesław Łopaciuk from the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics - National Research Institute, referring to the Central Statistical Office data compiled by IERiGŻ-PIB, the region of south-eastern Poland is deficient in cereal production. Therefore, he noted, market participants are often forced to use grain from countries with surpluses, such as Slovakia, Hungary and Ukraine. He emphasized that the cost of transport from these countries is lower than in the case of grain from western or north-western Poland, and the harvest takes place there in the period preceding the harvest in Poland. Poland imported corn and rye the most. The expert cited data from the Ministry of Finance, according to which in the 2010/11-2021/22 seasons, Ukraine's share in Polish grain imports ranged from 1.3 percent to 1.3 percent. (2014/15) to 36.3 percent. (2021/22 - preliminary data), with an average for the entire period of 10.7%.
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Dr. Wiesław Łopaciuk from the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics - National Research Institute pointed out, referring to the Central Statistical Office data compiled by the IERiGŻ-PIB, that the region of south-eastern Poland is deficient in cereal production. Therefore, he noted, market participants are often forced to use grain from countries with surpluses, such as Slovakia, Hungary and Ukraine. He emphasized that the cost of transport from these countries is lower than in the case of grain from western or north-western Poland, and the harvest takes place there in the period preceding the harvest in Poland. Poland imported corn and rye the most. The expert cited data from the Ministry of Finance, according to which in the 2010/11-2021/22 seasons, Ukraine's share in Polish grain imports ranged from 1.3 percent to 1.3 percent. (2014/15) to 36.3 percent. (2021/22 - preliminary data), with an average for the entire period of 10.7%. The largest share in Polish grain imports ...
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