Signing a contract with Mercosur can have a huge impact on Polish agriculture. And this one is getting closer. According to RMF FM, Brussels set a preliminary voting date for EU ambassadors on December 3, 2025, just before the EU -Mercosur summit scheduled for December 5.
Current prices of beef cattle, reaching up to PLN 30/kg in class R, are satisfactory for breeders. However, opening the market to a cheaper beef from South America can destroy this stability.
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As “Tygodnik Rolniczy” explains, Polish farmers are afraid that the differences in production standards and costs will lead to uneven competition, threatening their future.
“Żywiec is currently at a fairly good price. I produce so-called heavy cattle myself and now the price is satisfactory. If it persists, especially in our areas, where there is a lot of greenery, meadows and pastures, it could go in the right direction, and now it is not really known what can happen in a moment”-explained Józef Pich, a delegate for the general assembly of the Warmian-Masurian Chamber of Agriculture Agricultural. “
The breeder added that if the borders are open to beef of Mercosur, then he is afraid of the lagoon of goods on the Polish market, which will cause great problems for Polish breeders.
This agreement spends sleeping farmers. “This is the biggest threat”
Currently, farmers are satisfied with the prices of beef cattle, unfortunately they expect that this condition will not last too long. Some of them directly indicate that the consequence of signing the free trade agreement with Mercosur will be bankruptcies of Polish family farms.
“A contract with Mercosur countries is the greatest threat to our agriculture,” says Józef Pich, whose words are cited by “Tygodnik Agricultural”.
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Farmers in Poland and the entire European Union indicate differences in production standards. In Mercosur countries, plant protection products and antibiotics prohibited in Europe are permissible. This reduces production costs, but at the same time puts European producers in a difficult situation.
The influx of cheaper meat can lead to a decrease in prices on the local market, which will particularly affect small family farms.
