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Presentation by the government of a plan for the village, taking into account, inter alia, the price stabilization mechanism, the rebuilding of agriculture or the sale of agricultural products to farmers, announced Wednesday Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. This must be a response to farmer protests and low prices of fruits that growers get at points of purchase.
Approx. 2 zlotys per kg of raspberries and about 1.5 zlotys / kg of cherries – these are the prices that farmers get for fruits delivered for processing. This year's harvests, although better than last year, will not allow farmers to earn a decent income.
"The situation is tragic"
– The situation with soft fruit purchase prices is tragic – A few days ago, Bożena Nosecka, from the Institute of Agricultural Economics and from the food economy, said in an interview with the PAP. She added that last year, due to poor harvests, prices were record.
As the expert said, the purchase of strawberries is already finished. This year, on average, for these fruits for juice, 2.30 PLN / kg were paid, while the previous year, PLN 3.75 / kg. Gooseberry was very cheap. Although its harvest is low and falls every year, the price of gooseberry was ridiculously low – 0.60 PLN per kg against 2.5 PLN / kg in 2017
. The expert pointed out that raspberries and cherries are inexpensive to buy, and currants. According to some producers, because of the low prices of fruits offered by processing plants and the absence of long-term contracts, Poland will soon lose its global priority in blackcurrant production.
In the face of the difficult situation of fruit producers. The protesters' representatives then forwarded their petition to the head of the government. – This is the call of the Polish village to the Prime Minister. Strong Agriculture
At Wednesday's meeting with farmers in Głogów, in the municipality of Oborowo in the Toruń poviat, Morawiecki assured that concrete actions and specific discussions were awaited. that Polish agriculture and the Polish countryside can be an engine of economic growth in Poland.
– I can not imagine a strong Polish economy without a strong Polish agriculture. (…) Polish agriculture, the Polish countryside has not only a great future, a great chance to be very well developed, but they can be a locomotive of economic growth in Poland – said the Head of Government – Poland, the Polish economy on the side of the local government, it can be strong in Polish agriculture. We must not sell our products with minimal margins – he stressed.
As Morawiecki said, in the near future, the government will propose a "village plan", which will include, among other things, the price stabilization mechanism in the coming years.
– We will not do it in a month or two. These are long-term neglect. But we will strive to ensure that we contract certain product categories early in the growth process. As he has said, adequate stabilization of agricultural commodity prices can not be achieved quickly, but "it is our commitment".
State Interventions
Head of Government he also announced the reconstruction of state intervention in agriculture, which "is necessary for stabilization of price "and the creation of a special state production group. Morawiecki also announced a reform of the retail law in the agricultural sector to make it easier for farmers to sell their own products.
– We follow very specific provisions and soon, I think that in September-October, we will implement a radical amendment to the law on agricultural retail, in which you can sell Polish agricultural products on a very large number of points. We want to make it easier – he stressed.
Morawiecki also recommended to buy Polish products with the code 590. – That economic patriotism marks our way to a stronger Poland – he stressed
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