The media have been spotlighting companies that recently imported grains and maize from Ukraine. A list obtained by the wPolityce.pl portal highlights a significant player in Polish agriculture, the BZK holding company, noting its ties to politicians from the Polish People’s Party.
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BZK Holding and its affiliated BZK Group stand among Poland’s largest business entities involved in processing, trading, and agricultural production. The group includes well-known brands such as Bakoma, Polskie Młyny, and Bioagra. The holding also functions as a conglomerate comprising other companies, where the Komorowski family name appears, most prominently Zbigniew Komorowski. The former PSL politician became a symbol of the Polish agricultural sector’s success and of his political connections. Today, Waldemar Pawlak, associated with Polskie Młyny, is among the executives connected to BZK, and it was Zbigniew Komorowski who benefited from the Warsaw Commodity Exchange chairmanship in the past. Journalists had already obtained the list of BZK-affiliated entities before Easter, focusing on a subset of companies while the broader Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations footprint received less attention. In February, inquiries were sent to BZK about their grain import policy from Ukraine, and the response confirmed that grain, primarily corn, had been imported from Ukraine.
BZK Group companies that engage in processing rely on Polish raw materials. Over the last three years, they used approximately 6 percent of grains imported from Ukraine, with cereal imports forming a margin for production inputs.
– this is what a concise email from BZK Holding reportedly stated to editors.
There were also inquiries into the import practices of Polskie Młyny.
It was noted that Polskie Młyny does not import or use Ukrainian wheat. The company emphasizes using high-quality wheat produced by Polish farmers, in compliance with current regulations and standards.
The long list of entities did not disclose the total quantity of grains imported. For BZK Group, one magazine mentioned a brief figure related to 40 railroad wagons of maize.
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Notes: This piece reflects the information available from editors and public records at the time of reporting.