Export of cucumbers from Poland in 2021
The export volume of cucumbers (CN category 070700 - Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled) in 2021 amounted to 19.9 thousand tonnes and its value to PLN 84.9 million in Poland. This means an increase in exports in this category year-on-year, both in terms of quantity and value. Cucumbers in the structure of exports in this category in 2021 accounted for 99.5 percent, gherkins only for 0.5 percent.
In 2020, the volume of these exports amounted to 17.4 thousand tonnes and their value to PLN 74.4 million. This means a year-to-year increase in volume by 2.4 thousand tons, i.e. by 14.0 percent, and an increase in value by PLN 10.5 million, i.e. by 14.2 percent.
The average price of cucumbers exported from Poland in 2021 was 4.27 PLN/kg compared to 4.26 PLN/kg in the same period of 2020, which means a year-on-year increase by as much as 0.2 percent.
Germany has strengthened its position in the ranking of the largest buyers of Polish cucumbers, with the volume purchased between 2020 and 2021 increasing from 7.4 to 7.6 thousand tonnes.
Lithuania has strengthened its second position with an increase in volume from 3.0 to 3.6 thousand tonnes.
In third place, Latvia has strengthened by increasing its cucumber purchases from 1.8 to 2.6 thousand tonnes.
Great Britain has risen from sixth place to fourth, increasing its volume from 0.8 to 2.3 thousand tonnes.
The Czech Republic went down to fifth place from fourth with a reduction in deliveries from 1.1 to 0.9 thousand tonnes.
Estonia dropped from fifth to sixth place with a reduction in volume from 0.9 to 0.7 thousand tonnes.
As far as average prices for cucumbers exported from Poland in 2021 are concerned, among the five main buyers the highest average price was paid by the United Kingdom at 5.43 PLN/kg and the lowest by the Czech Republic at 2.70 PLN/kg. The largest buyer, Germany, was importing Polish cucumbers at an average of 3.11 PLN/kg.
Kraj |
Masa |
Wartość |
Wartość |
Wartość |
Austria |
336 522 |
2 326 146 |
512 355 |
609 531 |
Belgia |
80 816 |
499 334 |
109 285 |
129 864 |
Białoruś |
10 |
51 |
11 |
14 |
Chorwacja |
19 800 |
103 922 |
22 816 |
26 742 |
Czechy |
919 179 |
2 481 349 |
544 760 |
650 413 |
Dania |
25 517 |
123 146 |
26 743 |
31 520 |
Estonia |
712 910 |
4 334 945 |
949 537 |
1 127 478 |
Francja |
8 849 |
91 557 |
20 070 |
24 059 |
Grecja |
20 |
80 |
18 |
21 |
Hiszpania |
21 750 |
97 570 |
21 662 |
26 389 |
Holandia |
142 671 |
823 247 |
180 314 |
214 697 |
Irlandia |
109 998 |
619 606 |
135 615 |
161 372 |
Islandia |
1 360 |
7 385 |
1 622 |
1 936 |
Litwa |
3 560 797 |
16 880 368 |
3 697 173 |
4 392 530 |
Luksemburg |
63 |
383 |
84 |
100 |
Łotwa |
2 620 749 |
13 883 093 |
3 044 976 |
3 630 737 |
Mongolia |
3 384 |
18 160 |
3 922 |
4 602 |
Niemcy |
7 562 650 |
23 556 966 |
5 162 129 |
6 135 545 |
Norwegia |
91 534 |
762 176 |
166 966 |
198 799 |
Rumunia |
709 068 |
2 884 094 |
633 981 |
758 304 |
Słowacja |
410 965 |
1 499 867 |
329 948 |
395 398 |
Szwajcaria |
63 725 |
538 337 |
118 699 |
141 293 |
Szwecja |
25 701 |
152 281 |
33 315 |
39 619 |
Ukraina |
107 423 |
472 323 |
103 139 |
122 468 |
Węgry |
10 618 |
36 758 |
8 100 |
9 726 |
Wielka Brytania |
2 337 009 |
12 699 515 |
2 780 324 |
3 305 572 |
Włochy |
5 515 |
16 197 |
3 561 |
4 216 |
RAZEM |
19 888 603 |
84 908 856 |
18 611 125 |
22 142 945 |