Mercosur beef won't flood Poland; the problem is elsewhere, says Jacek Zarzecki

The impact of the agreement with Mercosur on the animal production sector in the EU, including Poland, will primarily consist of the economic effects of the proposed reduction or elimination of customs duties in mutual trade. In relation to sensitive products imported from Mercosur from the poultry, beef and pork sectors, customs duties in access to the EU market are to be subject to liberalization limited to the volume of import within the tariff quotas established in the agreement - informs the ministry. Quota amounts - a lot or not? These quotas are to gradually increase in the years following the entry into force of the agreement, until the target level is reached after six years: for poultry meat - two quotas of 90 thousand tons, for beef meat - two quotas of 54,450 tons and 44,550 tons, for pork - 25 thousand tons. The tariff quota for poultry meat is to be duty-free, while within the tariff quotas for beef and pork meat, reduced rates will apply (respectively: 7.5% ad ...