Export of onion from Poland in the first quarter of 2021

2021-05-20 11:35

The export volume of onion (CN category 070310 - Onion and shallots, fresh or chilled) in the first quarter of 2021 amounted to 45.7 thousand tonnes and its value reached 84.8 million PLN. This means a year-on-year decrease in exports in this category both in terms of quantity and value.

In the first quarter of 2020, exports in this category amounted to 51.1 thousand tonnes and PLN 118.6 million. This gives a decrease in volume by 5.4 thousand tonnes, i.e. by 10.6 per cent, and a decrease in value by as much as PLN 33.80 million, i.e. by 28.5 per cent.

As far as the average price of onions in export in the discussed period is concerned, since we are analysing the aggregated category (onions, spring onions and shallots), we will refer only to the prices of the category 07031019 - Fresh or chilled onions, except spring onions. In the first quarter of 2021, the average price of this onion was 1.78 PLN/kg, compared to the level of 2.20 PLN/kg in 2019, a decrease of 19.1 per cent.

In terms of changes in the geographical structure of Polish onion exports between the first quarter of 2020 and the same period of 2021, there have been several reshuffles within the top five recipients of Polish onion.

In first place, the Netherlands has strengthened its position, increasing the volume of onion purchased in Poland from 11.7 to 12.5 thousand tonnes.

Belgium has moved up from third place, increasing its volume from 7.1 to 10.5 thousand tonnes.

The United Kingdom dropped to third place from second, with a decrease in volume from 10.9 to 8.0 thousand tonnes.

France remained in fourth place with a drop in volume from 6.1 to 3.3 thousand tonnes.

Romania moved up to fifth place from sixth with an increase in volume from 2.4 to 3.1 thousand tonnes.

Germany dropped to sixth place from fifth with a reduction in volume from 3.3 to 2.8 thousand tonnes.

It should be noted, however, that France, as the only country mentioned, has a dominant share of shallots in the structure of Polish onion imports. If only onions of category 07031019 are taken into account, France, with a volume of 1.9 thousand tonnes, is below Romania and Germany.

As for the average prices of onion exported to these countries (also taking into account only the 07031019 category), the most expensive Polish onion was sold in the first quarter of 2021 to the Netherlands - at an average of 2.00 PLN/kg, and the cheapest to Romania - at an average of 1.58 PLN/kg.

Kraj	Masa [kg]	Wartość [PLN]	Wartość [EUR]	Wartość [USD]
Austria	10 840	28 384	6 288	7 627
Belgia	10 467 523	14 794 024	3 280 138	3 974 099
Białoruś	35 450	21 722	4 817	5 845
Bułgaria	89 400	127 537	28 307	34 368
Chorwacja	176 767	245 978	54 659	66 114
Czechy	719 219	1 170 203	259 639	314 862
Dania	41	53	12	14
Estonia	121 817	138 177	30 679	37 240
Francja	3 276 038	7 713 155	1 711 175	2 073 731
Grecja	183 960	284 289	62 991	76 307
Hiszpania	90 332	112 017	24 855	30 192
Holandia	12 548 047	25 102 110	5 568 488	6 750 062
Irlandia	18 164	53 736	11 919	14 416
Kosowo	18 000	14 974	3 310	4 014
Litwa	125 537	195 682	43 408	52 517
Luksemburg	51	162	36	44
Łotwa	105 668	131 913	29 300	35 415
Mołdawia	64 900	208 593	46 298	56 125
Niemcy	2 846 191	5 430 181	1 204 539	1 460 777
Norwegia	95 590	80 735	17 918	21 760
Rosja	104 119	333 423	73 958	89 543
Rumunia	3 132 022	4 938 814	1 095 479	1 328 270
Słowacja	668 980	1 070 377	237 324	287 713
Słowenia	26 800	31 802	7 060	8 534
Szwecja	485	1 074	239	290
Ukraina	1 305 284	3 910 782	867 481	1 049 068
Węgry	405 005	644 926	143 009	173 145
Wielka Brytania	7 959 145	15 708 137	3 484 750	4 225 487
Włochy	1 078 147	2 350 380	521 538	631 643
RAZEM	45 673 522	84 843 340	18 819 614	22 809 222

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