Apple

February saw a deterioration in the pace of apple sales in Poland, which is also apparent from WAPA data published in recent days showing the state of apple stocks in Europe, including Poland. read more

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The cumulative volume of apple exports in the 2020/2021 season (from July 2020 to January 2021) amounted to 326.01 thousand tonnes, and its value reached 599.01 million PLN, according to the CSO. This means a decrease - both in terms of quantity and value - to the two previous seasons. read more

The latest available WAPA data on apple stocks is as of 1 February 2021. For the Gala variety, the estimate is 326,000 tonnes in EU countries. In Poland, Gala stocks were estimated at 80,000 tonnes on that date. This is a lot - both in relation to last year and in relation to stocks in other European countries. read more

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The cumulative volume of apple exports in the 2020/2021 season (from July to December 2020) amounted to 252.66 thousand tonnes, according to the Central Statistical Office (CSO), and its value reached 463.12 million PLN. This means a decrease, both in terms of quantity and value, to the two previous seasons. read more

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The volume of apple imports (CN category 080810 - Fresh apples) to Poland amounted to 21.5 thousand tonnes in 2020, with a value of 86.1 million PLN. This is not much compared to Poland's apple exports. But at the same time, it is a much larger import than the year before. read more

The beginning of 2021 saw a fall in the purchase prices of industrial apples, but then, at the end of January and the beginning of February, trade in industrial apples revived and prices rose. The changes may not have been dramatic, but they brought the prices of both industrial apples and dry industrial apples back to the levels seen in the first week of January. read more

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Traders' interest in Red Jonaprince apples remains one of the higher among the major Polish varieties. Provided that their quality is at a good level, which is not easy. As is typical for this variety, storage is difficult and the percentage of good quality stocks is decreasing. read more

The Gala variety remains one of the most popular apples in Europe, alongside Golden and Prince. These apples are selling significantly better than other red varieties or Mutsu, not to mention Idared. read more

It's winter, and not just the calendar winter. This means a partial "freeze" in apple processing, and thus a reduction in current demand for raw material for this production. On the other hand, something is going on in the processing industry and apples have to be obtained, and their availability is now limited. read more

According to WAPA, the stock of Golden Delicious apples was 130,000 tonnes on 1 January this year. This is 30,000 tonnes more than last year (+30%), which could be worrying information, as larger stocks usually mean more pressure on the price. Even in the current phase of the winter-spring part of the marketing season. read more

The past few seasons have not been easy for Polish growers of Red Jonaprince apples. And it did not depend on the size of the harvest of this variety and of apples in general. Of course, supply had an impact on prices, but both when prices were low and when they were high, producers of the popular "Prince" had to face the challenges of storing this variety. read more

We analyse the CSO data for the whole year 2020 and the production of frozen vegetables and fruit and vegetable juices as well as vegetable pickles. In this period, we can see a decrease in the production sector of juices, frozen vegetables and especially frozen fruits in relation to 2019. Only in the category of vegetable pickles the CSO recorded a year-on-year increase in production. read more

Time does not stand still, and although the Polish apple market is only at the beginning of the second half of the marketing season, producers of this fruit are already analysing the opportunities and risks of the next season. And there are indications that this season will not be easy. read more

The situation on the wholesale apple market in Poland has been relatively stable in recent weeks. Now, it seems, the possibility of an increase in Polish dessert apple prices is beginning to emerge. This is largely due to exports. read more