Confectioners could be hit by six month gap in EU export subsidies

However, already from May 1, exports will no longer be subsidized by the Agriculture Market Agency (ARR) either, as it is against EU policy which makes Poland's confectionery less competitive than those of other EU members. "We have already warned our customers in Russia that our prices will increase by as much as 30% and they say we are crazy," complains Zbigniew Wierzbicki from Agro-Hansa. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) K.J.