This article analyses the changes in agricultural land prices in the province of Malopolska before and after Polish accession to the European Union. It shows how the changing prices of private agricultural land and the growth in transaction prices reflect the financial support that the Polish agriculture has received from the European Community. Price data for private agricultural land (depending on soil quality) in Malopolska is compared to the average prices in Poland. The analysis shows that the market in Malopolska has maintained a steady growth trend in prices, which stands in contrast to the situation in other Polish regions where the agricultural land prices fell or remained at similar levels following EU integration or increased, depending on the natural and economic conditions of the region.

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