In Warsaw was signed on Monday, Polish-Chinese memorandum of cooperation in the field of animal and plant health and food safety. This framework agreement governing the veterinary and phytosanitary requirements on food exports to China.
signed them in the Ministry of Agriculture: Minister of the General Bureau of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine of the PRC (AQSIQ), Zhi Shuping and Agriculture Minister Krzysztof Jurgiel.
was signed the protocol on quarantine and health requirements on breeding poultry, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from poultry exported to China.
“I estimate today’s agreement as a milestone in the further good relations between the Polish and China in the field of agriculture” – stressed Jurgiel.
He noted that talks with the Chinese side has become more intense since the visit of President Andrew Duda in November last year. R. In China.
The Minister of Agriculture noted the good relations between the Polish and Chinese officials during the talks. Thanks for the good atmosphere that accompanied his visit to China in April this year. “I believe that in the near future will further progress, it serves Poland and Polish farmers, who are waiting to trade was good,” – said the PAP Jurgiel.
Minister Zhi Shuping said that the signed agreements are the result of “joint efforts”. He added that the most important step was the visit of the Polish President Andrew Duda in China. “Extremely important is the visit of the President of China Xi Jinping in Poland” – said the Minister. Quality of China. He estimated that “this is an excellent foundation for cooperation in the future.”
The Chinese minister when asked about the possibility of export of Polish apples said that the signing of the agreement means that the “open door”. “Everything else has to be entrepreneurs,” – he stressed.
President of the Association of Polish Fruit-Growers Miroslaw Maliszewski assured PAP that Poland can export to China large quantities of apples. “There we see a big opportunity in exports, everything will depend on what ultimately phytosanitary conditions recorded in the minutes,” – he stressed. The Chinese are interested in Polish apples. Prices are also beneficial – rated Maliszewski.
Poland is Europe’s largest producer of apples. In recent years, the production stood at over 3 million tonnes. In the past year were sold abroad approx. 900 thousand. tons of fruit. The biggest export was in 2013. Amounted to over 1.2 million tonnes.
Zhi Shuping was asked about the issue of the possibility of exporting pork to the Chinese market, in connection with the planned signing of the agreement on. The development of the principles of regionalization because of the occurrence of African swine fever (ASF) in Poland.
“If we can work out as substantive technical approach on how to differentiate between areas affected by the ASF, it will be a way for it to be able to resume exports of pork to China,” – he said.
“Due to the fact that African swine fever does not occur in China, not undertook any talks with countries where the disease appeared. It is a gesture of good will on the part of China. We show in this way, our confidence in Polish that we want to work out a way to be certain that exported pork from areas unaffected. If it succeeds, it will solve the problem, “- he stressed the head of AQSIQ.
African swine fever appeared in Poland in mid-February 2014. So far, there were 3 outbreaks of the disease in pigs, and 94 – in feral pigs. Last in early June, 10 km from the Polish-Belarusian border. In Poland, it was designated zone, including municipalities in 4 counties in the province. Podlasie, which is governed by the particular rigors.
Run there bioasekuracji program, which is intended to prevent the entry of the virus into swine herds. It takes hunting wild boars, they are carriers of the virus ASF. According to the rules of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the export of pork can be resumed after 2 years since the last outbreak of the disease.
Recognition of regionalization means that it will be possible to export of Polish meat, but it can not come from the danger zone ASF.
In 2013, China was one of the biggest recipients of Polish pork. We sold there approx. 52 thousand. tonnes of meat, worth over 67 million euros.
Zhi Shuping on the question of how Poland is perceived food in China, said that thanks to the many promotional campaigns men of consumers’ already know Polish food and they know that it is food safe. “
Currently in the Chinese market are realized 5 campaign. These campaigns: Pasta Europe conducted in the years 2016-2019; European poultry – in the quality of power (for the years 2016 to 2019), the poultry meat produced high-quality system of quality QAFP.
It is also a campaign Tastes of Europe – quality and tradition conducted in the years 2015-2018, concerning fresh, chilled or frozen beef and pork and processed foods produced on the basis of these products, poultry meat quality and fresh and processed fruit and vegetables. In addition, there is a campaign European apples two-tone (years 2014-2017), promoting Polish apples, milk and Trade campaign, which will run until 2017. And applies high-quality dairy products.
Minister Zhi Shuping is in Poland within the framework of the official visit of the President of the PRC Xi Jinping.
On Monday in Warsaw in the presence of heads of state – the president Andrzej Duda and Xi Jinping signed a protocol on phytosanitary requirements for the export of apples from Polish to China, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the control of the level of harmful substances in poultry meat exported from Polish China and the letter of intent for research and cooperation with regard to African swine fever.
Poland has a negative trade balance in trade in agri-food products from China, which in 2015. Amounted to -187 million euros, compared to 2014. It rose by approx. 30 percent. The value of exports to China last year amounted to 127 million euro and fell by 22 percent. compared to 2014. Because ASF was halted exports of pork to China. Decrease in exports of milk and cream powder (about 69 per cent.) And chocolate and cocoa-containing products (65 percent.). While more than 2.5 times increased the export of poultry meat and whey (46 percent.).
In 2015. Poland exported to China mainly whey (share in the structure of exports was 20 per cent.), Meat and offal of poultry (share of 20 per cent.), Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa (share of 17 percent.) sugar syrups (share of 13 per cent.), milk and cream, concentrated and not concentrated (share of 12 per cent.) and confectionery (part 4 percent).
Import of agri-food products from China in 2015 reached 314 million euros, an increase of 1.8 percent. compared to the previous year. Last year we brought, among others, fish fillets and other fish meat (32 per cent. of the total value of imports), prepared or preserved tomatoes, dried vegetables, natural honey, juices and extracts. (PAP)
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