Poles will need huge milk imports when demand rises

THE POLISH dairy industry is racing to take full advantage of low production costs and demand from the west for their competitively priced products.

But, as Polish wages rise, if the country’s consumers start to eat and drink as much dairy product as consumers in the EU-10, the country will have to import the equivalent of 3m tonnes of milk, or one third of their national quota, to meet the demand.

Either way, Polish dairy farmers are assured of strong demand for their milk.