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2013 a record year for Polish food exports

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Nick Hodge 12.02.2014 17:42
Minister of Agriculture Stanislaw Kalemba revealed on Wednesday that 2013 was a record year for Polish food exports, with sales reaching 19.9 billion euros.

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Citing data from Poland's Central Statistical Office (GUS) Kalemba noted that food exports accounted for 13.1 percent of Poland's entire exports in 2013.

“One can clearly see the rising importance of this sector,” he told journalists at a press conference in Warsaw.

“Today it is one of the main pillars of our economy,” he added.

The biggest importer of Polish foodstuffs in 2013 was Germany, which favoured fruit juices, smoked fish, poultry and rape seed. In second place was the United Kingdom, followed by Russia and then the Czech Republic.

Compared with 2012, food exports rose by 11.5 percent, and Kalemba predicted that 2014 would see a further rise of 10 percent.

Meanwhile, Russia's embargo on pork from EU countries continues, after swine fever was detected in Lithuanian wild boar in January.

Kalemba acknowledged on Wednesday that there had been “no breakthrough” in what he described as “difficult talks” with Russia.

In 2013, Russia mainly imported apples, cheese, tomatoes, frozen vegetables as well as pork, with overall food imports from Poland to the value of 1.2 billion euros. (nh)

Source: IAR

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