As the results of researches it can be concluded that profitability of starch potatoes production has decreased in Poland. Strong dependence of income of starch potatoes producers on Euro exchange rate should be stressed. This rate exchange was advantageous in the first year of membership but it changed negatively for producers. There were also other factors which infl uenced on financial results of starch potatoes production to large extent, like climate conditions, mainly long-lasting droughts or too much rain, which caused losses in field cultivations.

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