Government increases export capacity of Polish ports

We have a special situation on the Polish market due to Russia's attack on Ukraine. When the problem of grain surplus in Poland arose, the government started to expand export, logistics and transport capacities. As a result, the handling capacity of our seaports with regard to grain and other agricultural products is already approx. 1 million tonnes per month.

"Ensuring that grain can be exported is crucial in the agricultural market today," said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Gdynia. "We will not rest until we ensure, together with farmers, that grain can leave Poland in sufficient quantities," he added.

Gdynia is home to Poland's largest bulk goods terminal with a capacity of up to 300,000 tonnes per month. A truck stop terminal there, which is used for the transport of grain, among other things, has recently been expanded.

Supporting Polish farmers

On the one hand, the government is taking care of the logistics of grain exports, while on the other, it is increasing subsidies to farmers so that they can sell their crops and prepare storehouses for the upcoming harvest.

"Currently, export and purchase opportunities have been ensured and the price for the farmer is also profitable," assessed Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. "This is a logistics and price sequence that we have implemented in order to minimise the effects of the crisis," he explained. State intervention in this regard was needed, he added, just as it had been during the coal and gas crises, which were successfully resolved by the government.

To help farmers, we have increased additional contribution rates for the grain sold

• The additional contribution to wheat sold since 15 May has reached a historic level of 3,025 PLN per hectare. In terms of conversion, this gives an additional contribution of around 550 PLN per tonne of wheat sold at that time.

We have also amended the provisions so that farmers are entitled to additional contributions for the first 300 hectares, regardless of the size of the farm. The same applies to additional contributions for the purchase of fertilisers.