Geese producers form new regulating body to ensure their goose is not cooked

Polish and Hungarian farms breed a majority of the world's geese, and the vast majority (98%), are sold to Germany. Over 60% of the geese bought by the Germans come from Poland. In 2002 Poland's output will amount to 23,000 tones, which is just slightly more than last year. Seventeen plants have export licences to breed and process geese, the biggest of which are Animex, Ami-Mixtet, Drop, Indykpol and Kozieglowy. The companies claim that demand for their products is not declining, ofal is sold to China, while geese feather is in high demand in Japan. In an attempt to ensure that their lucrative industry stays profitable producers have set up a new body r esponsible for controlling output so as to ensure that overproduction does not take hold. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) M.M.