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Poland’s hotel, restaurant, and institution (HRI) markets were valued at upwards of $7.0 billion in 2018.

Poland is an increasingly important market for U.S. food and agriculture.

Poland’s food processing industry is the largest in Central and Eastern Europe and the seventh largest in the European Union (EU).

Poland is the largest food and beverage market in Central and Eastern Europe.

Post sources estimate that Poland’s hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) sectors were valued at over $7 billion in 2017, a 6 percent increase over 2016.

With its population of nearly 40 million, Poland is Central and Eastern Europe’s largest market for food and beverages.

The Polish food processing industry was restructured and mostly privatized during recent decades.

Sales growth in Poland for tree nuts, seeds and trail mix achieved five percent in 2017, the strongest year-on-year growth of all sweet and savory snack foods in the market.

The Polish retail sector continues to develop registering four percent value growth in 2014 with the total number of stores at over 354,000.

Exports of U.S. food and agricultural products to Poland continue to be significantly undervalued.

Central America and the Caribbean, with their close geographical and economic ties to the United States, have always been an important market for U.S. agricultural exports.