Poland: The prices of agricultural products on the way from purchase from the farmer to the store shelf are rising astronomically

The prices of agricultural products on the way from purchase from the farmer to the store shelf are rising astronomically. The host has the proverbial "button" for it, and the ministry says in short: "there is a free market" and "join groups". The purchase rates of live pigs in some regions have already dropped to the dramatic level of PLN 2.8 per kg for breeders. At the same time, the first ham in the store costs PLN 30-40 per kg. This is just one drastic example of a price difference along the infamous "farm to fork" journey. No wonder the hosts ask where their profit margin is in all of this. Moreover, last year's inspection of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection showed that farmers' earnings are small compared to the final price of agricultural produce in stores. What does the new leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture say to all this? In response to a parliamentary question on the margin for farmers, Deputy Minister Ryszard Bartosik emphasized that trade in ...