The European Union’s and Poland’s trade relations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states (ACP) in the agri-food products in the years 2000-2009

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to examine key trends in the European Union’s trade policy towards the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states (ACP), as well as to identify main changes in the commodity structure of the European (and Polish) agri-food trade. The results showed that for the ACP countries, the European market is perceived as a source of food industry while the EU (including Poland) imports from ACP region coffee, tea and cocoa. This confirms a certain specialization of production and trade in ACP countries. Both the European Union and Poland, are net importers of agri- food products from the ACP region.

Keywords

• foreign trade
• agri-food products
• the ACP group of states
• trade policy
• European Union