Poland: agricultural news week 50
In the latest agrinews you can read about new HAPI outbreak in Poland, influence of Covid-19 on choices at the store. Consider also to add some honey to your diet and read about honey production in Poland.
COVID-19 impact on consumer food behaviours in Poland
Based on the EIT FOOD Report: COVID-19 impact on consumer food behaviours in Europe, in Poland 53% of those asked report having financial struggles during the pandemic and 66% have had more time on their hands. Online shopping has risen less than the average but still significantly and bulk buying is most increased here. Poland is in the top three for reported increases in planned purchases and consumption of fruit, dairy and herbs & spices. Consumers here show one of the largest decreases in buying expensive foods and are the only ones to show an overall drop in buying brands. Home cooking and dining together have risen in line with the European average and Poland shows the second largest decrease in ready meals (41% less vs 15% more).
Source: Eit Food
Honey Sweet bee-siness
Poland has become the fourth largest producer of honey in the European Union. According to the National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR), the strength of Poland’s honey industry has resulted from the increasing size of its honey bees population.
In the years 2015-2019, the honey tonnage the country’s bees produced, depending on weather conditions, ranged from 15,000 tonnes to 24,000 tonnes. Official figures from the Veterinary Inspectorate for 2019 put the number of bee colonies at 1.68 mln, a 50-percent increase, compared to the figure from 2009.
Marcin Wroński, a deputy director of the KOWR, said honey producers had benefited from support programmes co-financed by the state and EU funding.
Source: PAP
Update on HPAI outbreaks in Poland
On December 8, 2020, in the afternoon, the Chief Veterinary Officer received positive laboratory test confirming 38th HPAI outbreak in 2020, and the 6th in the second half of this year. The outbreak was on the holding keeping 34,272 fattening turkeys aged 11 weeks. The farm is located in the town of Sieraków, in the commune of Gostynin, Gostynin poviat Masovian Voivodeship.
More on HPAI in Poland can be found here.
