Changes in Potato Production and Consumption in Poland in 2001-2019

Anna Kowalska1, Klaudia Gurkowa2
1, 2 Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland
Kowalska, Anna; ORCID: 0000-0002-8472-8386 (Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland)
Gurkowa, Klaudia; ORCID: 0000-0001-5979-7753 (Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland)
Changes in Potato Production and Consumption in Poland in 2001-2019
Changes in Potato Production and Consumption in Poland in 2001-2020
Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie - Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego, 2019, vol.19(34), nr 3, s. 46-56

Słowa kluczowe

potato production consumption evolution

Key words

potato production consumption evolution

JEL Classification

F1 F14 Q02 Q13 Q17 P32

Streszczenie

The aim of the article is to analyse and assess changes in the potato market in Poland. The area of potato cultivation in Poland is gradually decreasing. The scale of this phenomenon is very large - unparalleled in any other country. Unprocessed, fresh potato are replaced more and more often with ready-made preserves and cereal products, e.g. groats, rice and pasta. The study uses statistical materials published by The Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics - National Research Institute and the Central Statistical Office. The time range of these data covers the years 2001-2019. During the development of the data, the basic methods of statistical analysis were used, i.e. correlation, change dynamics, arithmetic mean and standard deviation.

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyse and assess changes in the potato market in Poland. The area of potato cultivation in Poland is gradually decreasing. The scale of this phenomenon is very large - unparalleled in any other country. Unprocessed, fresh potato are replaced more and more often with ready-made preserves and cereal products, e.g. groats, rice and pasta. The study uses statistical materials published by The Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics - National Research Institute and the Central Statistical Office. The time range of these data covers the years 2001-2019. During the development of the data, the basic methods of statistical analysis were used, i.e. correlation, change dynamics, arithmetic mean and standard deviation.