ARR and government discussing strategy to cope with grain supply crisis

To combat insufficient grain supply and rising prices the Agricultural Market Agency (ARR) has decided to increase its grain deliveries to the market from 50,000 tonnes to 80,000 tonnes. The government will today discuss limiting or abolishing customs duties on selected crops. ARR is determined to stabilize the market and could even dig into national reserves. Grain prices increased by 25% over the past few days and flour prices jumped 40%. This is because of drought and farmers' fears about this summer's crop yields. The government is also offering farmers hit by the drought a special two-year "disaster-loan". (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 1) T.J.