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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, for many years Poland shared the distinction of being a leading producer of starch, with countries such as Germany, The Netherlands, France and Denmark. At present, however, starch-production facilities in Poland operate at only around 60% of their production capacity, because the production quota for the country is set at 145 000 tonnes. This means that starch is one of the products we have to import, because we do not produce enough of it, even though we do not lack raw materials or processing capacity. Poland needs a production quota of at least 180 000 tonnes, and this was the figure it proposed during negotiations.
Powerful producer organisations have been in existence in Western Europe for over 30 years. Such organisations have only recently come into being in Poland, and they have suffered severe teething problems. In contrast, the starch-production facilities have adapted well. Producers invested a great deal of money in 2003 in order to meet EU environmental standards, and this is a further argument for increasing Poland’s quota. It should be added that the businesses concerned employ several thousand people, and they are mainly located in the areas of the country that have been particularly hard hit by structural unemployment.
I do not believe that the amendments tabled will solve all our problems, but they are a step in the right direction. Even though half of all potatoes grown in Europe come from Poland, we will still be forced to import starch. How are we supposed to explain this to those involved in potato production and processing, and to consumers?"@en1
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