Poland threatened by food rationing?
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The current situation in the agricultural production and processing market – labor shortages, broken supply chains, high prices, and high inflation – is causing concern about supply in Poland. And alarming news about possible energy supply disruptions in the fall and winter could significantly affect the food industry. Should we expect empty shelves and food rationing? Will this once again shoot up a wave of inflation?
"Hopefully, the government will listen to our arguments and understand the situation as it is today. We don't want there to be empty shelves. We are just making sure that Polish product, a product from Polish producers, from Polish processors is 95 percent on our shelves. So that it is not exported to other countries. So that we have our products, which we are used to," Renata Juszkiewicz, CEO of the Polish Trade and Distribution Organization (POHiD), said.
"We must also take into account the energy aspect. If Poland were to run out of energy at this point, the food industry could be hit very hard. An example would be tomatoes from Polish greenhouses. If it is not possible to use them because there will be no energy – then we will have to import tomatoes from other countries," Juszkiewicz added.
