Exports of more expensive food holds the economy. Germans will catch up with Polish chickens
While food and tobacco exports were PLN 28.2 billion in the first half of the year, the import of EUR 19.3 billion, i.e. by 8.5 percent. more than in the same period of last year. So it grows faster than export.
As Kowr pointed out, the increase in the value of agri-food exports in the first half of 2025 was the result higher global food prices, competitive position of domestic products on the EU market and diversification of sales directions.
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In addition, the volume of food sales abroad was influenced by a slight economic recovery, which caused an increase in internal consumption in the euro area in the first half of 2025. Exports limited exports A less favorable euro and American dollar exchange rate for exporters and uncertainty in global trade affecting continuity in supply chains – explained Kowr. The zloty strengthened the dollar by 12 percent this year. and for Euro 0.6 percent Dollar export is getting less favorable.
Germany is buying power
As in previous years, The main market of Polish food in the first six months of 2025 was the European Unionwhere goods worth EUR 21.1 billion were sold, i.e. 10 % higher than in the same period of 2024. 75 percent went to the EU exported food.
The highest revenues were obtained from sales to Germany – EUR 7.1 billion (an increase of 10 %), France, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Italy.
Meat exports are growing rapidly
According to KOWR data, sales revenues to EU countries and tobacco products amounted to EUR 2.3 billion (A 3 % decrease compared to the same period of 2024); meat and offal from poultry – EUR 1.9 billion (increase by 23 %)dairy products – EUR 1.5 billion (growth by 19 percent), beef and calf meat – EUR 1.3 billion (increase by 45 %)chocolate and chocolate products – EUR 1.2 billion (increase by 38 percent)bread and bakery – EUR 1.2 billion (increase by 7 %) and animal food – EUR 1.1 billion (increase by 10 %).
Agricultural-food products worth EUR 7.1 billion were exported to non-EU countries-mainly to Great Britain, Ukraine, USA and Turkey, by 2 percent. higher yard To the so -called Third countries were mainly sent meat and preparations other than poultry, dairy products, meat and offal from poultry, chocolate products, bread and bakery products, tobacco and tobacco products.
According to the preliminary data of the Ministry of Finance in the first half of 2025. The value of meat products deported from Poland was 18 percent. larger than last year and amounted to EUR 6.1 billion, and their share in revenues obtained from the export of agri-food goods amounted to 22 percent.
Poultry products had the largest share (50 percent) in the export of meatwhich, above all, was bought by Germans (79 percent).
Decrease in cereal export
The second in terms of value in the first half of this year. (with 11 % participation in the export of Polish agri-food products) was occupied by cereal grain and cereal preparations. Their total sales amounted to EUR 3.1 billion, but compared to the first half of 2024, it decreased by 7 percent. The main direction of shipping these products were EU countries, primarily Germany.
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Exports of sugar and confectionery in the first half of this year. generated a revenue of EUR 2.4 billion (from this confectionery products EUR 2 billion, and sugar 0.4 billion euros), which accounted for 8 percent. influence from the sale of foreign agri-food products from Poland.
Dairy industry on the upward wave
The value of the export of dairy products from Poland in the first half of this year was nearly EUR 2.1 billion and was 14 percent. higher than a year ago. The dairy industry has obtained the greatest influence from exports of cheese and cottage cheese. The main recipient was the EU, primarily Germany.
An important position in export is still the export of tobacco and tobacco products. The value of exports, as a year ago, amounted to EUR 2.7 billion. The largest recipient of these products were Germany, to which tobacco products worth EUR 1.1 billion were sold.
