Imports of frozen sour cherries to Poland in 2021

The volume of imports to Poland of frozen sour cherries (CN 08119075 - Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter) amounted, in 2021, to 2176 tonnes, and its value reached PLN 10.7 million. This means an increase in imports in this category year-on-year in terms of volume and value.

Imports of frozen sour cherries in 2020 amounted to 1395 tonnes and PLN 7.50 million. This means an increase in volume by 781 tonnes, i.e. by 56.0 per cent, and an increase in value by PLN 3.3 million, i.e. by 443.0 per cent.

The average price of frozen sour cherries imported to Poland in 2021 amounted to PLN 4.94 per kilo compared to PLN 5.35 per kilo in the same period of 2020, which means a year-on-year drop by 7.7 per cent.

Serbia ranked first among suppliers of frozen cherries to Poland during this period, with imports rising from 416 to 876 tonnes between 2020 and 2021.

Germany has risen to second place from third place, with deliveries increasing from 215 to 501 tonnes.

Hungary came in third from fourth with an increase in deliveries from 205 to 358 tonnes.

Macedonia dropped to fourth place from second with a reduction in the volume supplied from 349 to 220 tonnes.

Ukraine moved up to fifth place from eleventh, increasing deliveries from less than 2 tonnes to 68 tonnes.

Bulgaria dropped from fifth to sixth place with a volume reduction from 90 to 43 tonnes.

As for average prices of frozen sour cherries imported to Poland in 2021, the highest average price among the three largest suppliers was for sour cherries from Germany at 5.00 PLN/kg and the lowest for sour cherries from Ukraine at 4.33 PLN/kg. Cherries from the largest supplier, Serbia, had an average price of 4.95 PLN/kg.