The conditions for conducting trade in agri-food goods between Poland and Ukraine, following the future expiry of the EU trade preferences (ATM) that have been applicable for 3 years, were one of the important topics of today’s talks between the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski and the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitaliy Koval. The Minister was accompanied by the General Director of the Ministry Bogusław Wijatyk.

– We are diverse but we form unity – stressed the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski after today’s talks within the Trio Presidency.

On 25-29 November 2024 in Vietnam, the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak attended the meetings with the representatives of the management of the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The major objective of the visit was to talk about the intensification of Polish export of agri-food products, as part of the third meeting of the Polish-Vietnamese working group on cooperation in the field of agriculture.

Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski hosted the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry of France Annie Genevard at the seat of the Ministry. The meeting was also attended by: the Secretaries of state Michał Kołodziejczak and Stefan Krajewski, Undersecretary of State Adam Nowak and Director General Bogusław Wijatyk.

Yesterday, the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak welcomed a delegation of entrepreneurs from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The meeting was also attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR), the General Veterinary Inspectorate (GVI) and the President of the Polish-Saudi Business Council. The talks conducted are another step toward the development of Polish export.

Today, the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak attended the meeting closing the audit of the inspectors from the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas of the People’s Republic of China (MARA). As a result of the audit, the Chinese representatives positively assessed the Polish system of supervision over the production of poultry meat and the application of regionalisation. This is another measure aimed at resuming the export of Polish poultry meat to China.

The main topics discussed at the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) meeting in Brussels on 18 November 2024 included: the current situation in agricultural markets and fishing opportunities for 2025 in the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea and – in relation to certain deep-sea fish stocks – for 2025 and 2026. The Polish delegation was chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski. The meeting was also attended by the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak.

Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak attended the meeting opening the audit of the inspectors from the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas of the People’s Republic of China. This is another measure taken to resume the export of Polish poultry meat to China. The meeting was also attended by the Chief Veterinary Officer Krzysztof Jażdżewski.

During yesterday’s talk with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski, the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitaliy Koval informed that currently trade in Ukrainian cereals and oilseeds had largely returned to traditional export routes leading through the Black Sea.

Today, the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak received a Vietnamese delegation headed by the Secretary of the Nam Dinh Provincial Party Committee, Pham Gia Tuc.