EU to limit meat export tariffs: Polish meat export expected to flourish

A gradual limiting of tariffs on meat product exports in European Union (EU) countries should create a new opportunity for Polish meat producers. Diminishing trade contacts with Russia in 1998, together with the competitiveness of western suppliers, caused the export of Polish sausage and canned meat to drop by 18% over the last two years. Moreover, Polish meat export was further threatened in 1998 when EU countries introduced high export subsidies. However, as the economic situation in Russia begins to improve and subsidies to western meat products are to be limited, Polish meat export should flourish. At the moment, Poland is far from meeting its export potential of meat. (Rzeczpospolita, page A1, B3) E.B.