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value of butter, almost 60% increase of exports of
pork value and 43% increase in beef sales abroad,
while exports of apples had fallen by about 13%.
Import
In the first half of 2011 the total value of import
of agri-food products to Poland amounted
to EUR 5,936 million, which meant in comparison
to a corresponding period of 2010 an increase
of 16.3% (Chart 6, page 61).
Within the EU the imported goods amounted
to EUR 4,153 million and comparing to 2010
there was a clear increase of 17.7%. The share of
imports from EU countries accounted for 70.0%
of the total value of imports of agri-food products,
and one year earlier it was 69.1%. The value
of purchases in the 11 countries that joined
the EU after 1 May 2004 increased by 18.8% and
amounted approximately to EUR 581 million.
Compared to the first half of 2010, the value
of imports from CIS countries increased by 69%
and amounted to EUR 177 million. In the general
structure the import from CIS countries accounted
for 3.0%, while last year it was only 2.1%.
The agri-food products, which were imported
to Poland came mainly from Germany and their
value amounted to EUR 1,343 million. Imports
from Germany in comparison with the previous
year increased by 24.3% and accounted for
22.6% of the agri-food imports in general. In the
analyzed period the goods imported from Germany
were mainly: pork, coffee, chocolate, pet
food, pastries and cakes (including biscuits and
wafers), cheese, and sugar syrup, palm oil, coffee
concentrates and animal intestines.
Imports from the Netherlands reached EUR
561 million, from Spain EUR 344 million, from
Argentina EUR 261 million, from France EUR
260 million, from Denmark EUR 253 million,
from Norway EUR 229 million. In addition,
a significant share in imports was also held by
Italy, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom
and China. The largest increase in the value of
imports was recorded in trade with Ukraine, Argentina,
and Brazil, while a decrease occurred in
relation to the U.S.A. and Ecuador.
From the Netherlands mainly live plants, cut
flowers and pork were imported, from Spain
citrus fruits, tomatoes and pork, from Argentina
– soy cake, from France, sugar, and pork from
Denmark.
In terms of value, the most important products
imported to Poland in the analyzed period
were: pork, soy cake, fresh fish, fish fillets, coffee,
sugar syrups, pet food, raw tobacco, citrus
and chocolate. Value of imports of goods listed
above accounted for approximately 35% of the
total imports of agri-food products to Poland.
The pork imports originated mainly from Germany
and Denmark. The largest increase in the
value of imports in relation to first half of 2010
was recorded in the case of sugar, whose imports
rose more than 3 times, and which was imported
mainly from France, Germany and Cuba. Moreover,
also the value of imports of maize, coffee and
palm oil increased significantly.
Balance
In January-June 2011 the balance of trade in
agri-food products reached a plus of 142 million
Euro and was 2.0% lower than in the corresponding
period of 2010 (EUR 1,166 million).
The balance in trade with EU countries was
also positive and amounted to EUR 1,331 plus
million. For comparison, in the first half of 2010
the value was of plus EUR 1,469 million.
The highest positive balance in trade with Poland
was obtained by Russia (EUR 394 million),
UK (EUR 301 million) and the Czech Republic
(EUR 262 million).
However, much larger imports than exports
and thus a negative balance traditionally took
place in trade with Argentina (EUR -260 million),
Spain (EUR -214 million) and Norway (EUR
-202 million).
Department of Agricultural Markets
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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Autumn 2011