The study was conducted to identity information as aided factor on price risk management in chosen meat enterprises in the Wielkopolska Region. The data originate come from the survey conducted among 75 out of 274 meat enterprises active in Wielkopolska which fulfilled specific requirements. All enterprises were divided into three-size categories: small, medium and large according to their weekly meat proceeding power1 * *. All meat enterprises were selected from those which: a) received permission for producing and selling meat within Poland, b) fulfilled hygenic and sanitary requirements, c) have enforced HACCP. In the article there are presented and explained three questionnaire questions on (I) main sources of information on price of slaughter, (2) influence of chosen factors establishing final price of meat products, (3) level of knowledge on market price risk managing tools among examined meat enterprises in Wielkopolska. Results lead to conclusion that entrepreneurs act as homo economicus and are keen on decreasing risk of price volatility in the polish meat sector. Unfortunately, meat entrepreneurs do not use the whole spectrum of price risk managing tools. Results show diversity in given answers in the accordance to the size of a company. High and brutal competition among enterprises in the polish meat section force entrepreneurs to produce on an extremely low income margin which influence producers attitudes toward risk and their choice of risk managing tools. To reduce price risk, it is advised to gain more knowledge and implement more diverse usage of price risk managing tools.
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