In 2013, for the first time since 1999, the U.S. is expected to achieve a positive trade balance with Poland. While the trade deficit between 2000 and 2012 expanded significantly after Poland’s EU accession, in 2004, the increase in the deficit was due in part to the emergence of indirect trade, where products were shipped through more established Western EU markets and then transshipped to Poland.Indirect trade data indicates positive outlook for total value of U.S. agricultural exports to Poland and improved U.S. market share. Future U.S. agricultural trade advances will depend on the outcome of the continuing restructuring of the Polish agricultural and food sectors.
