Price linkages between the Polish and foreign markets of grains and pork were investigated in the paper. The analysis indicates a decrease in price differences between the Polish and the EU markets and their increase between the Polish and the US markets. Causality tests and VAR models indicate...

This work presents the current state and changes in flower bulbs’ production in Poland and in selected EU member states, as well as prospects for its further development. The analyses concern the changes in flower bulbs’ production area in respective countries, the changes in the farms’...

An attempt is made of an assessment of the influence of sugar industry regulations in the EU on the Polish sugar industry. The analysis is based on statistical data concerning production and financial results as well as the legal framework concerning the sugar sector. The CAP reform has had both...

The paper discusses selected aspects of vegetable oils production competitiveness in a global context. Three major vegetable oils (palm, soybean, rapeseed) were analyzed. Their raw material was discussed in the terms of crop yield, oil and meal content as well as meal and oil yields. The levels...

An increased volatility of agricultural products' prices, observed in recent years, has caused a greater exposure of market participants to the market risk. The main goal of this article is to estimate the volatility of price returns in the grain legumes grown in Poland and the ground soybean...

The main aim of the paper is to identify trends in the global trade in cereals towards world growth in food prices (mainly cereals) between 2006–2011. The author presented changes (in terms of changes in value and quantity) in the world exports and imports of cereals as well as in the trade...

The work is presenting effects of three years of the sugar market reform. In six countries the sugar production has ceased, and in many, including Poland, it has been much limited. Simultaneously a group of countries emerged with greater production than before the reform. Even though retail...

The article presents the most important changes that have occurred in the sugar sector in Poland from 2001/2002 until 2010/2011. During this period, sugar production fell by 4.9%, the number of factories from 76 to 18, the daily processing by 57.2% and the number of employees during the campaign...

On the sugar market exists strong international competitiveness. In the European Union sugar industry is the part of the basic branches agricultural processing industry. From the beginning of European Union until the end of the last century all members were the main world sugar producers. During...

An analysis based on empirical data for the period 1999-2008 presents the Polish foreign trade in grains and cereal products. Poland is a net importer of grains and a net exporter of highly processed cereal products. The balance of trade in these products is ameliorating for Poland. / Synopsis....