Despite Poland’s ample aid to Ukraine, Ukraine is now threatening to sue Poland and the EU in the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski, the former agriculture minister for the ruling conservative PiS, fears that if the European Commission decides to lift the grain embargo, it will cause an unprecedented crisis for Polish agriculture
2023 has seen record-breaking imports of grains from Ukraine to Poland
The Ukrainian milk board (SMPU) is asking the Ukrainian government to ban Polish dairy products from being imported into Ukraine and to only allow their transit into Moldova
Poland did a 180 just days after announcing it would halt grain imports from Ukraine
Polish farmers are waiting “for specific documents and regulations” from the government to end the grain crisis
Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has announced decisive action with regard to Ukrainian grain imports in order to limit the impact on Polish farmers
During the UN conference in Doha, Polish President Andrzej Duda emphasized that his country can offer its experience and know-how to the poorest nations when it comes to agricultural development
Introducing insects to European cuisine will in time reduce demand for traditional agricultural products and lead to increased profits for corporate food giants, warns Jan Ardanowski
This summer’s drought destroyed several hundred thousands of hectares of Hungary’s corn crop
“Customers vote by choosing goods,” said Petr Fiala
Starvation conditions in many African countries are expected to accelerate
French milk prices are well below those of Germany
South African citrus growers have contested the latest EU regulations at the World Trade Organization
Aid is coming in the form of feed transport, irrigation subsidies, and deferred loan repayments
The level of Polish rivers has dropped to an “alarming level” due to the country’s worst drought in seven years
Ukraine can only resume agriculture if there is peace, Hungary’s agriculture minister told his peers in Brussels
Czechia must start thinking about food as the new oil:a strategic sector where you cannot always depend on importing shortfalls from abroad, writes publicist Marian Kechlibar
Dutch farmers are being shot at and labeled “terrorists” simply for peacefully protesting against policies that will bankrupt them, says Director of Poland’s Agriculture Institute Monika Przeworska
The EU’s climate policies are playing right into the hands of Putin and threatening the food and energy security of Europe, warns rural affairs advisor to the Polish president and a former agriculture minister, Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski
The war in Ukraine and shortsighted policy decisions about the country’s agricultural sector present real risks going forward
Unlike the Hungarian model, the EU one would not allow for preferential state purchases
Henryk Kowalczyk announced that Poland is going to help Ukraine by exporting Ukrainian wheat through Poland’s territory
Prices are shooting through the roof for a range of raw materials and transportation, which means chocolate may be in short supply this summer
Hungary is more than self-sufficient in grain, but much of the world is expecting a crippling rise in wheat prices and shortages in the staple crop
Russia and Ukraine account for a whopping 29 percent of global wheat exports
Hungary’s agriculture minister claimed consumers should ultimately have the freedom to choose how they wish to live their lives and “shape their own dietary habits without artificial methods invented by bureaucrats in Brussels”
Global shortage of quality wheat trumps Romanian harvest results
The economic war between Russia and the United States triggered by the unilateral annexation of the Crimean Peninsula has had a serious impact on Central Europe, news and opinion portal Mandiner writes
The majority of Polish raspberries are exported, with Germany as Poland’s biggest client
Half of all horseradish production in Europe comes from Hungary
Poland’s agricultural security is just as important to the country’s development as any other, the president emphasized
Poland needs to ensure its food security to think about its military and health security, says Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski
One of the top promoters of the amnesty for illegal immigrants in Italy cries tears of joy as she signs amnesty bill into law
UK, Germany, France, and the Czech Republic calls on their own citizens to plant crops and partake in vital harvests
Low precipitation in Poland in winter and spring will lead to a rise in the cost of living
Czechia is ready to defend its interests at the court
Agriculture ministry gives full compensation to farmers
Babiš takes on The New York Times.
Equal direct payments for all farmers in the EU
A giant truffle weighing over one kilogram (two pounds) was found in southern Hungary, news portal Origo reports.
Hungary has so far managed to keep the African swine fever away from its pig farms but the risk posed by the disease runs into billions of euros, Agriculture Minister István Nagy told Magyar Idők in an interview.
A prolonged drought in Central Europe is hitting autumn crops, Magyar Idők reports.
The Ministry of Agriculture has set aside HUF 500 million to compensate Hungarian pig farms hit by African swine fever, news portal Origo reports.
With most of the harvesting complete, Hungary will have a bumper crop this year and the quality is outstanding, the National Council of Vintners (HNT) told Magyar Idők.
Romania cannot halt the spread of African swine flu – the number of infected points has risen to 900 from 780 two weeks ago.
Polish agriculture suffers after massive drought causes financial losses exceeding PLN 3.6 billion.
