Better harvest for agricultural finances, but regional data dampen optimism
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- Farmers’ total overdue debt fell to 653.8 million zlotys at the end of June 2026, its lowest level in five years.
- The improvement did not extend across Poland, with overdue debt rising in nine of 16 provinces, including by 34% in Lubusz and by 22.5 million zlotys in Lublin province.
Farmers’ overdue debt reached 653.8 million zlotys at the end of June 2026, the lowest level in five years. But regional figures temper the improvement.
Debt rose year on year in nine of Poland’s 16 provinces. Lubusz recorded the fastest increase, up 34% to 46.6 million zlotys.
Lublin province posted the largest increase in monetary terms. Farmers’ arrears there grew by 22.5 million zlotys, reaching 126 million zlotys.
The figures come from BIG InfoMonitor’s Debtors Register and BIK data on delayed credit payments.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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