Consumer prices in Poland have stayed stubbornly high through 2024, forcing the government to unleash copious amounts of butter in hopes that it will soften inflation.
The Central European country is selling as much as 1,000 metric tons (or 1 million kilograms) of frozen butter reserves in an auction announced this week. The auction aims to ease the staple food product’s prices, which have spiked about 40% in Europe this year.
