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Poland is Central and Eastern Europe’s largest market for food and beverage products. With a population of nearly 38 million people, Poland is a growing and viable market for U.S. food and agricultural products. Over 373,000 stores operate in Poland. In 2021 Poland’s real GDP growth reached 5.9 percent. Due primarily to the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, real GDP growth is expected to slow down to 3.9 percent in 2022.

Poland is among the countries with the largest forest area in Europe. The country is the 10th largest world producer and the fourth largest world exporter of furniture.

The European Union’s (EU) dairy market seems to be slowly emerging from its recent “dairy crisis,” when EU farmers were faced with overproduction and the lowest commodity prices since 2009.

On Tuesday, February 28, the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) again failed to reach a qualified majority on the proposal on endocrine disruptor (ED) criteria.

The Polish retail sector continues to develop registering four percent value growth in 2014 with the total number of stores at over 354,000.

Poland is the largest country within Central and Eastern Europe. As a country with a population of nearly 40 million people it constitutes an attractive market for agri-food products....

In February 2017 the President of the National Association of Animal Breeders visited Poland to promote U.S. bovine genetics, identify trade barriers and meet with Polish importers....