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The aim of the article is to contribute to the discussion and research devoted to the evolution of the agri-food sector in the period of systemic transformation, Poland’s membership in the European Union, and globalization of the world economy. The evolution of the Polish agri-food sector, which started in the first years of systemic transformation, intensified in the period of preparations for accession to the European Union (EU), and then stimulated by the processes of deepening economic and trade integration with the EU Member States and the global market, proves that this sector has undergone profound transformations. After joining the EU, the Polish food economy was co-financed with EU funds, which allowed for the acceleration of structural and modernization changes in the sector. Foreign direct investments also played a significant role in the process of strengthening the position of the Polish agri-food sector. However, the key factor in the sector’s development was the dynamic growth of agri-food exports, accompanied by the growing demand for food in the internal market. Due to changes in macroeconomic and market conditions, entities of the domestic agri-food sector will have to face new challenges in the future., DOI: 10.30858/zer/128631

Over the period of 1980-2016 the world beer market showed a dynamic development. Both the production and foreign trade volumes considerably increased, which largely resulted from globalisation processes. The production of beer in the world is dominated with large brewing companies. However in recent years their share contracted due to expansion of small-scale brewing. Growing production of beer generates demand for raw materials (malt, hops extract, sugar). The world tendencies were mirrored on the Polish market. Large foreign direct investments along with concentration of production triggered a dynamic growth of production and exports. The share of small breweries in Poland has recently been growing as well. / Synopsis. W latach 1980-2016 światowy rynek piwa charakteryzował się wysoką dynamiką rozwoju. Produkcja i obroty handlu zagranicznego znacząco wzrosły. Istotny wpływ miały na to procesy globalizacyjne. Światowa produkcja piwa jest zdominowana przez duże koncerny browarnicze, ale w ostatnich latach ich udział w rynku zmniejszył w związku z rozwojem produkcji w małych browarach. Rosnąca produkcja piwa generuje duży popyt na surowce wytwarzane w działach pierwotnego przetwórstwa żywności (słód, ekstrakt chmielowy, cukier). Na polskim rynku piwa były obserwowane analogiczne tendencje. Duże bezpośrednie inwestycje zagraniczne, koncentracja struktur podmiotowych i w konsekwencji dynamiczny wzrost produkcji i eksportu. Na krajowym rynku także wzrasta produkcji w małych browarach., DOI: 10.22630/PRS.2018.18.4.97

The sugar market in the EU is among the most regulated food markets in the world. This regulation is based on production quotas and foreign trade regulations. At the same time, individual links of the marketing chain are characterised by highly varied degree of concentration, which – in the conditions of strong market protection – creates the potential for monopolistic practices and the so-called monopolistic margins. In this context, the paper aims at empirical assessment of changes in sugar prices in Poland and identification of their determinants. The study was based on monthly sugar prices in Poland, the EU and across the world in 2000-2014. Time series models were used to assess correctness. The conducted research indicates that sugar production and prices in Poland and in the EU are largely determined by the market regulation system, while the sugar market reform had little effect on increasing the interrelations between the EU prices and world prices. At the same time, the retail and selling prices are strongly interrelated and these interrelations can be non-linear.