Is there a chance of an increase in the price of industrial apples?
Farmers ask: will industrial apple prices rise? A lot will depend on two main factors in the coming weeks.
Firstly, the price of gas.
The key issue for industrial apples in the near future is, firstly, gas prices. These have fallen in contacts for February and March below the level before the outbreak of war in Ukraine. In theory, this gives 'room' to raise purchase prices. The processing industry experienced a significant increase in production costs in the autumn. It is all about electricity and gas. At that time, gas prices were at a record high. However, forward contract rates are gradually falling, and with them the production costs for apple concentrate are also falling.
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