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EFFECT OF SUBSIDIZING EXPORT OF AGRO-FOOD PRODUCTS ON
DEVELOPMENT OF EXPORT AFTER THE ACCESSION OF POLAND TO
THE EUROPEAN UNION
Mirosława Tereszczuk
Institute of Agriculture and Food Economics – National Research Institute, Warsaw
m.tereszczuk@ierigz.waw.pl
Key Words:
Agriculture – common agricultural policy – foreign trade – export subsidies
Abstract:
Together with the accession of Poland to the European Union, the conditions of
commodity exchange with the abroad have been considerably changed. Trade of Poland
with the EU Member States has been covered with the regulations of the Common
European Market. Pursuant to the Accession Treaty, Poland has adopted acquis
communautaire of the Community concerning trade policy, including all instruments
and rules of common commercial policy, e.g. external customs tariff and out-tariff
measures as well as system of agreements with the commercial partners outside the EU.
Accession to the EU meant the extension of greater protective barriers over Poland in
the field of import of agricultural products from third countries and the possibility of
taking an advantage of export refunds (subsidies) to agro-food products exported to
third countries on equal rights as other EU entrepreneurs.
Introduction
Accession of Poland to the European Community had a very strong effect on animation
of foreign trade of agro-food products. The increase of export was mainly determined
by a high production of agro-food products in our country and the existing high demand
on Polish food products in foreign markets. Such situation was affected, inter alias, by
export subsidies which, after the accession, were available for Polish entrepreneurs on
the equal rights as for the EU business operators.
The aim of the export subsidies granted to agro-food products was to remove the
surplus of the products from the market during the period of their overproduction and
owing to this fact, to maintain demand-supply equilibrium. Export refunds compensate
a difference between the price of products on the internal market and lower price on the
world market and they serve animation and support of export.
Material and methods
The present paper includes statistical data of the Institute of Agriculture and Food
Economics–National Research Institute, the Main Statistical Bureau, Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Finance, Agricultural Market Agency
etc.
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