Spatial Market Integration: A Case Study of the Polish–Czech Milk Market

Analyses of spatial market integration contributes to the knowledge about efficiency and provides information policymakers, as markets competitiveness economic development. Although agri-food is widely discussed in literature, research on dairy sector relatively limited. This paper fulfils gap with an in-depth investigation milk product between two neighboring countries—Poland Czechia—using regional data, including both production processing levels. The econometric analysis time series covering period 2001–2021 reveals that only long-run skimmed powder (SMP) price relationships are Czech Republic Poland. results study confirm factors influencing Poland are: strong trade ties, common moment accession EU, a close distance markets, region specialization.