The influence of international trade on the growth of GDP has undergone some changes over time. The paper presents national trade between Poland and Germany with special emphasis on the agro food trade. The paper includes the estimation of the effects of Polish income obtained through trade with...

Distribution channels play an important role for the market. The cut flower market has big potential for development in such countries as Ukraine and Poland. In the article there outlined a comparison of distribution channels of cut flowers in European countries. A model of the distribution...

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 aim of this paper is to assess the impact of globalization on the agricultural and food sector. It is researched by analyzing the evolution of one of the key players in this process – transnational corporations. The article is divided into three parts. The first part consist of...

The growing number of regional trade agreements is a characteristic feature of contemporary international trade relations. The developing countries are more and more involved in this process. Creating groups is associated with changes in the direction of trade flows. The main objective of the...

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...

One of the major problems in the ongoing trade negotiations within the WTO is trade in agricultural products. In the case of the European Union, due to the significant level of protectionism in agriculture, an adoption of the WTO liberalization commitments in this area will mean a reform of the...

With over a billion people in Africa, the issue of agricultural development and food security is extremely important. The paper investigates the historical engagement of China in the economic cooperation with Africa, as well as the Chinese and African alimentary needs leading to enhanced...

The aim of the paper was to show the importance and competitive advantage of the EU countries in trade in agri-food products. It was proved that old member states of the EU, especially Holland, Germany and France, play a dominant role in the agri-food trade. Although agri-food products occupy an...

The main aim of the article was a presentation of interdependences in the agricultural policy between the WTO and the European Union in the conditions of globalisation. A specific objective was to highlight the rules of international agricultural trade and the new directions of WTO activities,...