Interia: Uncontrolled supply of eggs and poultry meat from Ukraine harms poultry farming in the EU 14:38

European countries are concerned about the sharp increase in imports of eggs and poultry meat from Ukraine, which, according to experts, could harm the poultry industry in the region. In this respect writer intera.

In the first eight weeks of 2023, poultry meat imports from Ukraine to the European Union (EU) amounted to just over 32.3 thousand tons, up 94% compared to the same period of the previous year. The highest increase in this category was realized in frozen meat imports with 16.66 thousand tons (171.6% increase). There is also a sharp growth – 40.4% – in fresh meat imports – only 12,4 thousand tons for this period.

The publication noted that the most increased egg supply. In the first eight weeks of 2023, it increased by 1,370% compared to the same period last year.

But the reality is quite different and no one is threatening the EU poultry industry, according to Pavel Podstavka, Chairman of the Poultry Promotion Fund Management Committee. In fact, the supply of poultry and eggs from Ukraine is not so great.

At the beginning of March, the Interia portal knowledgeableThat Poles are afraid to repeat the British scenario of lack of vegetables and fruits due to rising energy prices. If the situation does not change, Poland will face a “price apocalypse”. According to the addressee of the publication, most of the farmers in Poland complain about the rising energy prices. At the same time, we are only talking about farmers who continue to work in one way or another.



Source: Gazeta

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