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Jan. 15, 2015 - by Chris Lyddon
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Feed Operations Poland i one of urope’ igget grain producer, with a
Milling Operations farm ector that ha changed dramaticall ince it joined
Weather the uropean Union (.U.) more than 10 ear ago. Polih
agriculture i now covered urope’ Common
Agricultural Polic and Poland’ farming ha retructured. It
i a ignificant exporter of grain and proceed product,
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will e 30.4 million tonne, up from 28.2 million in the proceor
previou ear. Wheat production i put at 11.1 million Ardent Mill profit reound in third
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tonne, up from 9.6 million the ear efore. The arle
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crop i put at 3.3 million tonne, up from 3 million. Oat 4 agreement
production i put at 700,000 tonne, up from 600,000.
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Poland i alo predicted to produce 3.2 million tonne of 5 flour
re, jut down on the previou ear’ 3.3 million. ( more )
Polih rapeeed production in 2014-15 i put at 3 million
tonne, up from 2.8 in 2013-14.
According to the uropean Flour Miller’ Aociation, there
were 435 flour mill in Poland in 2013 with a capacit of 7
million tonne. The aociation reak the total down into
40 mill with a capacit of le than 30 tonne a da, 180
mill with a capacit of etween 20 and 100 tonne a da,
and 215 mill with a capacit of over 100 tonne a da.
Capacit uage in the indutr i put at 65% and the uppl
of cereal to the flour milling indutr i put at 4.2 million
tonne of wheat flour and 850,000 tonne of re flour.
“Production of cereal contitute one of the main World Grain
direction of agricultural production in Poland,” the Subscribe
countr’ agricultural market agenc ARR a in a report
on the ector. “Poland rank econd in the uropean Union
for cereal cultivation area (after France) and third for the
harvet of cereal (after France and German). Cereal,
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It point out the link etween the cereal ector and animal
production, epeciall pig and poultr.
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It put dometic cereal demand at 27-28 million tonne a
ear and tale. “The main factor cauing fluctuation in
dometic level of uing cereal in particular ear are cclic
fluctuation of pig tock and growing production of
poultr.”
Aout 61% of cereal are ued for feed, an average of 17
million tonne a ear, almot 80% of it fed on farm. The
ret goe to atif growing demand for indutrial feed
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The agenc a that the high qualit and competitive
price of Polih cereal make them attractive on the .U.’
ingle market. German i far the igget cutomer,
taking an average of 56% of Polih grain export from 2009
to 2012.
“Wheat i exported mainl to German and pain ut alo
to countrie in Africa (Algeria, gpt),” the report aid. “Re
i exported to .U. countrie, epeciall to German, the
Netherland, Finland, while maize i exported chiefl to
German, the Netherland and Denmark. In recent ear,
German and the Netherland were among the primar
recipient of Polih arle.
“In 2012, the export of product of econdar proceing
of cereal exceeded 2.6 time the 2004 export value,
reaching 4.02 million tonne,” it aid. “The igget hare
(70%) in the export of thee product i that of read and
ugar confectioner.”
The export of product of primar proceing i alo riing,
it aid, putting the total in 2012 at 330,000 tonne. “Wheat
flour i among the main exported product of cereal
milling. It i widel ought after foreign importer,” it
aid. “The main recipient of wheat and melin flour are
German and Great ritain.”
According to a report from new agenc PAP, quoted on
the Polih new weite, thenew.pl, a new grain torage
warehoue ha een opened at the Port of Gdnia,
ooting the port’ torage capacit for the product
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60%. It mean that the altic Grain Terminal in Gdnia can
now hold up to 72,000 tonne of wheat or other grain.
“Thi will reult in the conolidation of the (Gdnia)
terminal a the leader in handling the export of grain,” the
report quoted Marek Kwiatkowki, head of the altic Grain
Terminal in Gdnia, a aing. The terminal alread ha a
35% market hare in Polih grain export.
“Polih grain paing through Gdnia i primaril exported
to Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, audi Araia, Jordan and
gpt, while in turn oean from outh America are
imported through the Port,” the report aid.
Ten ear of CAP ucce
The uropean Commiion called a report on the
development of Poland ince it joined the .U. in 2014 and
came under urope’ Common Agricultural Polic, “Poland
and the CAP: 10 Year of ucce.”
“Ten ear ago, on Ma 1, 2004, the .U. enlarged from 15
to 25 Memer tate (and with two uequent
enlargement to 28),” it aid. “The alance of thee 10
ear of .U. memerhip i clearl poitive for agriculture
and the rural econom in the Poland.”
ince 2003, the numer of farm in Poland ha fallen
30%.
“Farm in Poland have almot douled in economic ize
ince 2003. It i one of the mot dnamic countrie with
the value of production/holding howing 14.2% growth per
ear,” it aid. “Over the period 2005-13, total CAP pending
in Poland wa €33 illion.
“Polih farmer received €17 illion in direct aid and
market meaure to upport farm income (Pillar I), and
ome €16 illion wa pent modernizing agriculture,
making it more utainale and developing rural area
(Rural development or Pillar II).”
iodieel encourage rapeeed production
An attaché report on the oileed ector made plain how
much impact iodieel ha had. “More than half of the
dometic production of rapeeed i ued for iofuel
purpoe,” it aid. “Rapeeed i cultivated 100,000
farm. Over the lat decade rapeeed production ha
douled, and thi i mainl due to the commencement of
the ue of rape a fuel.
“Planted acreage increaed during thi time, ut the main
reaon for growing crop wa the improvement in
production efficiencie. In 2013, production of methl
eter amounted to 650,000 tonne. The production of
ethanol ha een tale at aout 200,000 tonne. Onl
1.8% of cereal have een ued for thi purpoe lat ear,
ut in the cae of corn it i aout one-fifth of the market in
Poland.
Negative attitude toward iotech
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Poland’ government ha taken an unmpathetic attitude
toward geneticall modified crop. “A of Jan. 28, 2013 the
Polih government anned the cultivation of .U.-
approved G Mon-810 maize and the Amflora potato
through an amendment to the Polih eed Act,” the
attache reported. “Currentl Poland continue to import
feed enhanced through iotechnolog. On Jan. 1, 2017, a
an on the import of uch feed i cheduled to enter into
force. Originall thi an wa to appl in 2008, ut wa
delaed firt until 2013 then again until 2017 due to trong
oppoition from Poland’ livetock indutr. “While a
majorit of Polih cientit and man farmer are open to
newer technologie, the uject of agricultural
iotechnolog ha ecome much politicized in Poland,”
the attaché aid. “tudie conducted etween 2000-12
how that 70% of the ociet i againt application of
agricultural iotechnolog in Poland.”
Ke Fact
Capital: Waraw
Population: 38,346,279 (Jul 2014 et.)
Religion: Catholic 87.2% (include Roman Catholic 86.9%
and Greek Catholic, Armenian Catholic, and zantine-
lavic Catholic .3%), Orthodox 1.3% (almot all are Polih
Autocephalou Orthodox), Protetant 0.4% (mainl
Augurg vangelical and Pentacotal), other 0.4%
(include Jehovah’ Witne, uddhit, Hare Krihna,
Gaudia Vaihnavim, Mulim, Jewih, Mormon),
unpecified 10.8% (2012 et.).
Location: Central urope, eat of German.
Government: Repulic. Chief of tate: Preident ronilaw
Komorowki (ince Aug. 6, 2010); head of government:
Prime Miniter Donald Tuk (ince Nov. 16, 2007).
conom: Poland ha purued a polic of economic
lieralization ince 1990 and Poland’ econom wa the
onl one in the .U. to avoid a receion through the
2008-09 economic downturn. Although .U. memerhip
and acce to .U. tructural fund have provided a major
oot to the econom ince 2004, GDP per capita remain
ignificantl elow the .U. average while unemploment
continue to exceed the .U. average. The government of
Prime Miniter Donald Tuk teered the Polih econom
through the economic downturn killfull managing
pulic finance and adopting controverial penion and tax
reform to further hore up pulic finance. While the
Polih econom ha performed well over the pat five
ear, growth lowed in 2012 and 2013, in part due to the
ongoing economic difficultie in the euro zone. hort
term, the ke polic challenge will e to conolidate det
and pending without tifling economic growth. Over the
longer term, Poland’ economic performance could
improve if the countr addree ome of the remaining
deficiencie in it road and rail infratructure, uine
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environment, rigid laor code, commercial court tem,
government red tape, and urdenome tax tem.
GDP per capita: $21,100 (2013 et.) inflation: 1% (2013 et.);
unemploment: 10.3% (2013 et.).
Currenc: Zlotch (PLN): 3.484 zlotch equal 1 U.. dollar
(Dec. 22, 2014).
xport: $202.3 illion (2013 et.): machiner and tranport
equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured good 23.7%,
micellaneou manufactured good 17.1%, food and live
animal 7.6%.
Import: $207.4 illion (2013 et.): machiner and tranport
equipment 38%, intermediate manufactured good 21%,
chemical 15%, mineral, fuel, luricant, and related
material 9% (2011 et.).
Major crop/agricultural product: Potatoe, fruit,
vegetale, wheat; poultr, egg, pork, dair.
Agriculture: 4% of GDP and 12.9% of the laor force.
Internet: Code: .pl; 13.265 million (2012) hot and 22.452
million (2009) uer.
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