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Poland is the largest food and beverage market in Central and Eastern Europe.

Post sources estimate that Poland’s hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) sectors were valued at over $7 billion in 2017, a 6 percent increase over 2016.

EU-28 chicken meat production is expected to increase slightly again in 2019 driven by both domestic and export demand.

The Government of Poland (GOP) extended exemptions of provisions under the 2006 Feed Act to ban the use of genetically-engineered (GE) feed ingredients until January 1, 2021.

On February 5, 2019, the Polish Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) confirmed an atypical case (type L) of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow located near the village of Mirsk, Lwowek....

In marketing year (MY) 2018/19, Post estimates Poland’s total apple crop at 4.5 million metric tons (MMT), a 61 percent increase over last year.

Poland’s lower Chamber of Parliament (Sejm) approved a draft amendment to the 2006 Feed Act to postpone the Act’s ban on genetically engineered (GE) feeds and GE-derived ingredients....

Post estimates that swine inventories will decrease by 1 percent in 2018 due to low farm-gate prices and growing feed costs stemming from the 2018 drought.

Post estimates Polish corn production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 at 3.2 million metric tons (MMT), a 20 percent decrease from MY 2017/18.

Post forecasts that Polish milk production in 2018 will increase by 2 percent over 2017.

Post used CSSF funds to promote U.S. genetics and soybean meal to Polish stakeholders in April.

Poland currently opposes of the use of genetic engineering (GE) in agriculture and prohibits the cultivation of GE crops.