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The role of state aid for the food industry – Based on the example of dairies in Poland

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|Jun 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Structure of beneficiaries in function of the size of the entity (left) and structure of the value of aid received by them (right).
Source: own work based on https://sudop.uokik.gov.pl.
Structure of beneficiaries in function of the size of the entity (left) and structure of the value of aid received by them (right). Source: own work based on https://sudop.uokik.gov.pl.

Figure 2.

Value of aid granted in 2015–2021 to entities of different size scales.
Source: own work based on https://sudop.uokik.gov.pl.
Value of aid granted in 2015–2021 to entities of different size scales. Source: own work based on https://sudop.uokik.gov.pl.

Figure 3.

Value of aid granted in 2015–2021 to entities for different purposes.
Source: own work based on https://sudop.uokik.gov.pl.
Value of aid granted in 2015–2021 to entities for different purposes. Source: own work based on https://sudop.uokik.gov.pl.

Aid granted to milk processors by type of aid measure in 2015–2021

Purpose of aidAid recipientFrequency of aidNumber of entitiesValue of aid (EUR in million)Share in value (%)
For the disabledCoop1,1451202.608.83
Other556621.242.53
Employment of prisonersCoop38180.411.39
Other1490.100.20
EnergyCoop862.087.08
Other993.887.89
Research and development projectsCoop5314.3048.61
Other171023.1547.05
Regional investmentCoop330.391.33
Other171611.3523.07
Crisis aidCoop93509.6432.75
Other5972339.4219.15
For participation in fairsCoop110.010.02
Other110.050.11

Level of aid granted to micro, small, medium-sized and large milk processors under the aid measures implemented in Poland

YearsAid recipientNumber of entitiesFrequency of aidValue of aid (EUR in thousand)
TotalMicroSmallMediumLargeMicroSmallMediumLargeMicroSmallMediumLarge
2015Coop1112801249500.325.10271.230
Other70340024460031.74168.520
2016Coop140310102896106.65273.2115.87
Other712404145301.5324.02164.920.00
2017Coop200413304211715018.48323.96471.09
Other11235113125814.63236.29160.204.50
2018Coop20141231471471425.7823.28677.2846.88
Other1645522322514108.71397.48812.466,019.88
2019Coop2326123847135121.1034.93411.93300.59
Other20346782953107.24463.16948.065,830.31
2020Coop53520235259714221173.49498.717,699.314,051.45
Other203151371054551476361,868.794,273.692,913.446,576.30
2021Coop2104107042100360.0042.17296.3613,755.78
Other2678749395512467.7588.444,981.3012,648.58

Aid granted to milk processors by region in 2015–2021

VoivodeshipNumber of entitiesFrequency of aidValue of aid (EUR in million)Average aid for the entity (EUR in thousand)
Dolnośląskie91180.1618.17
Kujawsko-pomorskie1915317.28909.33
Lubelskie131373.98306.25
Lubuskie380.0620.27
Łódzkie14863.14224.16
Małopolskie503131.4829.69
Mazowieckie4220921.71516.94
Opolskie8200.5265.39
Podkarpackie121890.7864.63
Podlaskie1822514.40799.92
Pomorskie7190.034.25
Śląskie182673.19176.96
Świętokrzyskie113212.24203.75
Warmińsko-mazurskie10351.21120.89
Wielkopolskie323848.38261.87
Zachodniopomorskie9180.077.31

The level of correlation between the level of state aid received and the form of the dairy, its size, and geographical location

VariablesDairy formSize of dairyGeographical location of dairy*
Value of state aid0.0060.492**0.082**

Level of aid granted to cooperatives and other milk processors under the aid measures implemented in Poland

YearsAid recipientFrequency of aidValue of aid (EUR in thousand)
SumAverageMedianMinMaxVs (%)
2015Coop120276.652.310.940.1516.15181.24
Other70200.262.861.730.277.4682.76
2016Coop125295.732.370.900.1115.87171.58
Other71190.482.681.400.387.9888.09
2017Coop174813.524.681.320.10411.28665.05
Other84405.624.831.360.11220.61492.26
2018Coop209773.223.701.120.10189.76370.88
Other1007,338.5273.391.330.102,378.16473.85
2019Coop202748.543.711.270.06153.85319.24
Other1007,248.7872.491.920.261,854.87377.22
2020Coop28512,422.9643.591.720.032,259.25320.24
Other67115,632.2223.301.120.086,044.901,046.05
2021Coop17814,094.3079.181.670.237,541.11801.51
Other11518,186.07158.141.710.207,257.29493.82

Degree of concentration of the value of aid to milk processors in the years 2015–2021

Value of aid for one entity (EUR)Number of entitiesFrequency of aidValue of aid (EUR in million)Share in value (%)
(0–1,000)22560.010.01
<1,000–2,000)661300.080.11
<2,000–5,000)371400.110.14
<5,000–10,000)221080.170.21
<10,000–20,000)191310.290.37
<20,000–50,000)223210.660.84
<50,000–100,000)203691.481.88
<100,000–150,000)124031.461.85
<150,000–200,000)4930.660.84
<200,000–300,000)92032.272.88
<300,000–500,000)151525.647.18
<500,000–1,000,000)1423610.2112.99
<1,000,000–2,000,000>*813411.8815.10
<2,700,000–3,100,000>*285.747.30
<11,800,000–14,100,000>*31837.9648.28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2023-0037 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 101 - 116
Submitted on: Sep 20, 2022
Accepted on: Feb 28, 2023
Published on: Jun 30, 2023
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Maria Zuba-Ciszewska, published by Warsaw School of Economics
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