Polish agri-food exports to Russia during the global economic crisis are analysed. The recession in Europe in 2009 and the debt crisis in the Eurozone were the key factors that had a negative influence on the international trade. The GDP decline in the European Union amounted to 4.2% and in...

The paper concerns current situation and major changes on the world market of apples and concentrated apple juice over the period of 2002-2012. Largest producers, exporters and importers were described, with particular focus on new market players that are of growing importance as regards the...

The enlargement of the European Union caused changes in the Polish foreign trade in agri- food products. Since the first year after the Polish accession the foreign trade turnover has been growing and the EU member states have become Polish main trade partners in exchange of many products. /...

General information about Polish agri-food trade with six selected EU-15 countries after Polish accession is presented. Number of population in the chosen countries is similar and they have a high developed agriculture. The trade with these countries has a different turnover volume, value,...

Export plays an important role in the functioning of the nitrogen fertilizers sector. Poland is in the EU, one of the largest exporters of nitrogen fertilizers and trade steadily increasing. The purpose of the article was to analyze the competitiveness of Polish export of nitrogen fertilizers in...

The food processing sector is one of the greatest and most important industry sectors in Europe. It is the second largest (after the metallurgical industry) in the manufacturing industry, with 14.5% of the industrial overall turnover (917 EUR billion) in the EU-27. Employment in the food...

The aim of this article was to define the essence, scope and goal of clusters in the agri-food sector, in the context of its internationalization. The characteristic of the internationalization of Polish food economy as well clusters activities were presented. The results indicated the...

Pork meat plays an important role in the Polish, European and global market. In the article volume of swines’ production, consumption of pork and also the data connected with export and import this kind of meat in 2000-2012 were characterized. In 2012 pork production occupied a dominant...

Some possible scenarios of Polish agri-food trade development are presented in the paper. Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP), a computable general equilibrium model, was used to make some trade forecasts. The analysis showed that escalation of agricultural trade liberalization can result in a...

Competitiveness and competition are basic categories of the market economy. While analyzing the foreign trade they acquire an international aspect. After the Polish accession to the EU, the Polish dairy industry showed a very favourable performance as regards the foreign trade, which can confirm...