
As Czarniak estimates, in theory, seasonal factors operating on the market – an increase in demand for pork and a lower supply of raw material related to the period of high temperatures – should work to the benefit of producers. But is this really the case?
– I wouldn't be that optimistic. The specter of a retaliatory higher tariff on this meat by China still hangs over European pork, which will result in reduced exports and, consequently, a greater supply of meat on the European market. Even though Beijing is an increasingly less important buyer of pork from the EU, it can still disrupt the entire market on the Old Continent. – says the Polsus spokesman.
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Climate policy causes concentration of pig production
As the expert once again emphasized, the proverbial stumbling block for Polish and EU pig production is the EU's climate policy:
– It leads to an increase in the costs of producing pork, which is becoming less and less attractive for international trade, and also leads to greater concentration of production. This poses a threat to family farms, which find it increasingly difficult to maintain their current production volume. And this pushes them in two directions – constant expansion of herds and even greater concentration or complete abandonment of animal production. In my opinion, both cases will have a negative impact on European agriculture – says Bartosz Czarniak.