Status & challenges of Polish pork production

2. Status &challenges of Polish pork production Odense, November 2013 Referent: Przemysław Matjaszewski INTERPORK ApS (Poland)

3. Historicaltrends in pigpopulation • Poland used to be in the forefront of countriesproducing pork and breedingpigs

4. Pigs in Poland Pieces per 100 ha of arable land 0 – 60 61 – 80 81 -100 101 – 120 > 121

5. Development in Polish pork production

6. Herdsize of pigs, sows and piglet production thousands pcs

7. Market balance • Production • Import & export • Consumption

8. Self-sufficiency in pork production in selected countries of Central Europe to EU-27 in 2012.

9. Structure of farm production Amount of pigfarms and development in recentyears Numberoffarms

10. Average size of pig farm (sows, slaughter pigs) • Explanation of farm structure – The average covers a wide spread and fragmented structure. Population of sows in Poland - the structure of herds in 2002 and 2011.

11. Piglets and pigs prices, income and profitability. • Piglets • Pigs • Feed

12. Average buying and selling prices for piglets + recentdevelopment Average weekly MARKET PRICES piglets in different regions in Polandand the average price of piglets in sales between farms

13. Average buying and selling price for slaughter pigs • Feed prices • Profitability in the production sector, piglet producers and slaughter pig producers.

14. Pork production in 2012 in thousands of tonnes

15. Productionefficiency • Sows: annual reared piglets pr. sow, mortality for piglets • Slaughter pigs: Daily weight gain, feed consumption • Piglets: Daily weight gain, feed consumption

17. Sows: annual reared piglets pr. sow, mortality for piglets • Slaughter pigs: Daily weight gain, feed consumption • Piglets: Daily weight gain, feed consumption

18. Current challenges and recommendations for developing Polish pork production • Main barriers to increase production and efficiency and what can be done/what need to be overcome these barriersfor development of production? • What role do subsidiaries play in this context? • The barriers to increase production are on bothsides - dependent and-independent on pigbreeders and producers.

19. The reasons dependent on producers and breedersare: • Insufficientattention of producers on the efficiency of production. • Most of producersunderestimatethe importance of economiccalculation in the production. • Lowinvestmetslevel – to low, to followupthe competitors in the development and improvement of basicstocks and livestockbuildings

20. Lack of professionalism on the principles in organization and management of production • Lowlevel of the protection of animalhealth • Lowactivity of chambers of agriculture, amongotherthingscreatedby the producers of pigs, and associationsoperating in the field of agriculture. • Shortageof adequatelytrainedsuccessors, whichisabovealldueto the lack of properperspective. • Lack of horizontal and verticalintegration.

21. What should be done to improve pork production in Poland ?

22. Change of obsoletestructure of pigletsfarms in Poland and introduction of effective policy towardconsolidation. • Constanttechnology and qualityimprovement • Coordination of governmental policy and promotion of Polish products abroad • Fosteringeducation

23. Sharingexperiences and riskdiversification • Production adjustment to market requirement. • Efficient management and agriculture and efficiency-driven business practices. • Financingissues - high cost of financialservice

24. The development of the production of piglets • Term contracts • Determinationof the level of profitability • Promotion of qualitysystems • Creation of favourablelegalconditions.

25. Many thanks for your attention