RESEARCH PAPER
ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF POULTRY MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN POLAND
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Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics National Research Institute
Submission date: 2023-07-25
Final review date: 2024-02-14
Acceptance date: 2024-09-06
Publication date: 2024-09-27
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Dorota Pasińska
Instytut Ekonomiki Rolnictwa i Gospodarki Żywnościowej Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economics 2024;380(3):48-65
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ABSTRACT
The aim of the article is to identify changes in the production and export of poultry from Poland and
the factors influencing the development of this market. The main methods used to achieve the aim of
the study are comparative analysis over time, structure analysis, and correlation coefficient. The study
mainly used annual data collected by the Ministry of Finance and Statistics Poland. During the period
under study, Poland was self-sufficient in poultry production, which increased, except for 2021, when
it decreased, which was primarily caused by the very dynamic transmission of avian influenza in poultry.
A progressive process of production concentration is observed in the sector. The share of farms keeping
the smallest flocks of broiler chickens decreased, and the share of farms keeping the largest flocks
increased. Imports of poultry products in relation to exports were small. Production was much higher
than domestic market demand. About half of the production was exported. Between 2014 and 2022,
poultry meat and offal had the largest share in the export structure. One of the challenges for market
development is the greater intensity of avian influenza, which directly or indirectly affects various participants
in the supply chain. Therefore, there is a need to create plans for dealing with the appearance
of avian influenza in poultry. In the case of export, the consequence of the occurrence of avian influenza
in poultry may be the need to change some geographical export directions, which should be included in
such plans. It is also necessary to prepare a plan for the management of surplus poultry in the event of
a ban on ritual slaughter. The development scale creates a need for systematic research of this sector.