“We did sell much more of Gala variety”
The sales of Polish apples has been rather stable, but there was one specific variety that did exceptionally well in Western Europe, says Jakub Krawczyk, export manager for Polish apple exporter Appolonia.
“We sold similar amounts of apples as we did during other seasons and quantities that we have left in stock are also quite good. We can say the sales for our company are stable. We did sell much more of the Gala variety if you look at the percentage of sales, which our customers couldn’t buy in Western Europe, as clients informed us that the quality there wasn’t so good and volumes were smaller. So this season Gala performed pretty well. Although it is better to send Gala to Asia or South America in the beginning of the season, when the fruits have the biggest pressure and the shelf life is the longest. Soon apples from Southern Hemisphere will appear on the market, so we will have an additional competitor supplying our clients.”
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