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| The industry is facing an increasingly difficult situation |
| Bratislava, 18.03.2026 |
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| The domestic food industry is finding itself in an increasingly difficult situation. Without rapid and targeted measures from the state, Slovakia will continue to lose its own production capacity, jobs and the ability to supply the market with food produced in Slovakia. All this at a time when the EU is facing global, climate and energy threats, including the latest increase in oil prices due to the war conflict in the Middle East. The Slovak Food Producers' Union (ÚPS) pointed out this after the end of its general assembly on Tuesday. TASR was informed about this by Jana Holéciová, spokesperson for the Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber.
One of the most striking signals of the worsening situation in the decline in the share of Slovak food on the domestic market is the development of foreign trade in agri-food commodities. The passive balance deepened to a record -2.88 billion euros in 2025, while food imports to Slovakia reached more than 8.26 billion euros. For comparison, in 2015 the foreign trade balance was -1.1 billion euros (an increase of 162.5%). According to food producers, this trend reduces the added value created in Slovakia due to the export of raw materials and the import of processed food, while at the same time increasing the market's vulnerability to price fluctuations and the availability of food from abroad.
"If we want to maintain domestic food production and jobs in the regions, we need to improve conditions for Slovak food producers. Without investments in the modernization and finalization of food production and fairer relations in the supply chain, the competitiveness of the Slovak food industry will not improve significantly. We produce food on the European market, which is increasingly exposed to various global pitfalls. That is why further state assistance in the form of targeted measures is crucial," said the delegates of the Slovak Food and Beverage Association.
At the general assembly, food producers associated with the Slovak Food Industry Association supported key steps to achieve stability in the food industry in Slovakia, namely supporting the purchase and consumption of Slovak food through public institutions financed from the state budget and the budget of local governments. According to them, an investment impulse into food production is also needed, focused on the modernization of technologies, automation, digitalization and increasing the added value of processing in Slovakia, as well as the promotion of predictable, transparent and fair trading conditions and appropriate profit distribution and consistent application of rules that will prevent unreasonable practices in the food trade.
The Slovak Food Industry Association is ready to negotiate with the Slovak government and relevant ministries on specific solutions to support the food industry. In 2026, it expects a shift towards specific measures that will bring visible results - a higher share of Slovak food in stores, investments that will increase the competitiveness of production in Slovakia and fairer trading conditions.odkaz na stránku |
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