POLISH - CZECH TRADE IN AGRI-FOOD PRODUCTS BEFORE AND AFTER ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION

This article aims to identify the changes that have occurred in the Polish foreign trade in agri-food products with the Czech Republic before and after accession to the EU. The study used data from Eurostat, IAFE-NRI, and CSO. There were analysed the value, balance and assortment structure of the Polish trade in agri-food products with the Czech Republic in the years 2003-2015. For groups of products involved in the Polish Czech trade set ratios coverage of import by export (trade coverage TC) and Grubel-Lloyd indexes of intra-branch trade (GL). Poland has a comparative advantage in trade in agri-food articles in general, but in the case of certain groups of products, particularly agricultural products, there is a lack of specialization. Also, some product groups have a long-term downward trend, suggesting that the Polish comparative advantage in relation to the Czech Republic for exports of these product groups will decrease.