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Philippine fresh fruit market may open to direct importation of Polish apples

Published Jul 28, 2026 04:01 pm
Polish Agriculture Minister Stefan Krajewski
Polish Agriculture Minister Stefan Krajewski
Filipinos will soon have direct access to Polish apples, as the Central European country positions the Philippines as a major export market for its agricultural commodities, according to Poland’s agriculture chief.
Polish Agriculture Minister Stefan Krajewski told reporters that the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (PMARD) is in talks with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to open the Philippine market to Polish apples.
He said Polish exporters are “more than ready” to ship apples to the Philippines after recently complying with the country’s phytosanitary regulations.
PMARD is now working to accelerate discussions with the DA to secure the government’s approval and begin exporting apples to the Philippines.
“I hope that soon we will be able to deliver these apples to the Philippines so that you can also enjoy them,” said Krajewski.
He said Poland has been working to secure new markets for apples, especially since the commodity is the country’s flagship agricultural export.
Based on PMARD data, Poland’s exports of agricultural products to the Philippines reached over €81 million, or roughly $92 million, last year.
Poland’s top exports to the Philippines include milk and cream, buttermilk, whey, cheese, as well as meat products such as pork and poultry.
Krajewski said poultry exports, in particular, have been on an upward trajectory since Poland secured a regionalization agreement with the Philippines for such shipments last year.
The value of Polish poultry meat exports to the Philippines is estimated to have increased by 72 percent to $26 million last year.
Data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) showed that the country’s chicken imports from Poland reached 37,284 metric tons (MT) in 2025. In the first half of this year, chicken imports stood at 22,442 MT.
To further boost export growth, Krajewski said PMARD wants the DA to consider amending the existing regionalization agreement from the current county level to the municipal level.
A regionalization agreement allows Poland to continue exporting chicken to the Philippines despite some areas still reporting cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu.
Earlier this year, the DA also granted Poland a regionalization agreement for pork exports following a temporary ban due to the spread of African swine fever (ASF) there.
Based on BAI data, Poland has already shipped 2,556 MT of pork to the Philippines after recording no exports last year.
“It is obvious that the growth was pretty dynamic in the Philippine market. And we do believe and we do see a lot of potential to increase on our exports to the Philippines,” Krajewski said.
Krajewski and other Polish government officials are in Manila for the country’s debut participation in the upcoming World Food Expo (WOFEX), which will run from July 29 to Aug. 1.

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