Perfinka, a mare, was auctioned off for €1,250,000 during the 51st Pride of Poland auction. The auction of the 9-year-old mare was won by a buyer from Saudi Arabia. Today, the Summer Sale auction begins – the last day of the National Arabian Horse Show in Janów Podlaski.

On 30 June 2020, Minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine in Poland, Andrii Deshchytsia. The meeting was held at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on an initiative of Ukraine.

An animated discussion about the state of horse breeding in Poland, especially of Arabian horses, arouses great interest of not only professionals, but also people who are sympathisers of these beautiful animals and not specialists in this field.

An informal meeting of the Council of EU Agriculture Ministers took place today in the form of a video conference. Ministers exchanged views on important documents recently presented by the European Commission: the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy (announced on 20 May this year), and on the CAP budget proposal (2021-2027) of 27 May this year.

An informal meeting of the Council of Agriculture Ministers of the EU took place today in the form of a videoconference. Ministers discussed the crisis situation in agriculture caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of the necessary measures to help the agricultural sector maintain production and financial liquidity.

Today, Minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski talked by phone with the Minister of State for Food Security of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mariam bint Muhammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri.

Today, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski received the Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Animal Resources and Fishery, Moussa Dosso. Poland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Bogdan Konopka also joined the talks.