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The Polish feed industry is ready to bounce back
The Covid-19 pandemic seems to be more of a tornado than a hurricane – hurting some countries and companies while sparing others. Unfortunately, the Polish feed industry has felt the full force of nature, although there will not be a significant long-term impact.
BY VLADISLAV VOROTNIKOV, RUSSIAN CORRESPONDENT F
The demand for feed at poultry farms in Poland is expected to increase.
eed production in Poland has grown steadily the past few decades, driven by numerous factors, but mainly due to extremely successful poultry exports. “Since Poland’s accession to the European Union (EU) in
2004, the size of the ready-made feedstuff market increased from 5.6 million tonnes to 8.6 million tonnes in 2013, and over 11.2 million tons in 2018, i.e. it almost doubled over the last 13 years,” commented Anna Zymerman, Secretary-Gener- al of the Polish Grain & Feed Chamber. “The main factor lead- ing to the increase in feed production in Poland is a signifi- cant rise in broiler meat production in our country, mainly due to export.” In 2020, Polish feed production is expected to fall by around 6.6%; however, the actual figures will be avail- able later this year, as there is still no clarity as to when the
Covid-19 pandemic is going to wind down, according to Zymerman. According to the Polish National Poultry Council – Chamber of Commerce, the country exports almost half of its industrial poultry production of 2.8 million tonnes per year to 100 countries worldwide. The AI epidemic cut off Polish poul- try exporters from important international markets, while Covid-19 aggravated the problem, disrupting supplies within the EU. Against this background, almost all feed industry companies experienced certain problems because of the AI outbreak and a few months later, the Covid-19 pandemic. “In the initial period of the pandemic, we did not see a decrease in demand; on the contrary, customers increased orders to build up adequate inventory. We have noticed temporary problems with the supply of individual feed additives that are produced outside Europe, mainly in Asian countries due to limited or restricted production and restricted ocean ship- ments”, commented Wojciech Zarzycki, Manufacturing Site Director of the Polish feed supplements company Adifeed. “The decrease in animal production and, consequently, the demand for feed or feed supplements was visible in Poland from end May/early June. We estimate that broiler production has been reduced by up to 20% and, as a consequence, this will translate into a decrease in sales of additives or complete feed dedicated to the poultry sector,” Zarzycki said. It turned
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