Imports of melons to Poland in 2020 based on GUS data

2021-04-06 11:12

The volume of melons imported to Poland (CN category 080711 - 08071900 - Fresh melons (excluding watermelons)) amounted to 16.5 thousand tonnes in 2020, while its value reached PLN 60.1 million. This means a decrease in imports in this category both in terms of quantity and value.

In 2019, imports in this category amounted to 17.6 thousand tonnes and PLN 62.1 million. This gives a year-on-year decrease in volume by 1.1 thousand tonnes, or 6.4 per cent, and a decrease in value by PLN 1.9 million, or 3.1 per cent.

The average price of melons imported to Poland was 3.65 PLN/kg in 2020 compared to 3.53 PLN/kg in 2019, a year-on-year increase of 3.4 per cent.

In terms of changes in the geographical structure of melon imports to Poland between 2019 and 2020, there were a number of changes among the top five suppliers of this fruit, including a change in the leader.

Spain rose to first place from second by increasing its volume from 3.9 to 4.9 thousand tonnes.

Germany dropped to second from first with a volume reduction from 4.0 to 3.5 thousand tonnes.

Brazil remained in third place with an increase in volume from 3.2 to 3.4 thousand tonnes.

The Netherlands has risen to fourth place from seventh, with deliveries increasing from 0.6 to 1.2 thousand tonnes.

Costa Rica came in fifth from sixth with an increase in volume from 0.8 to 1.1 thousand tonnes.

Outside the top five are Portugal, down from fourth to seventh place and a reduction in deliveries from 3.0 to 0.3 thousand tonnes, and Ukraine, down from fifth to sixth place despite a volume increase from 0.8 to 1.0 thousand tonnes.

As for average prices of melons imported to Poland in 2020, the highest average price among the five largest suppliers was recorded for melons from Germany - 4.68 PLN/kg on average, and the lowest for those from Spain - 3.21 PLN/kg on average.

Kraj	Masa [kg]	Wartość [PLN]	Wartość [EUR]	Wartość [USD]
Argentyna	2 246	19 168	4 209	4 606
Brazylia	3 403 833	12 670 285	2 904 094	3 314 865
Chiny	26	248	54	64
Czechy	188 303	841 797	190 843	211 076
Ekwador	722	20 568	4 730	5 300
Francja	27 672	110 440	24 468	27 123
Ghana	5 184	248 574	57 366	62 880
Grecja	35 934	138 825	31 309	36 221
Gwatemala	68 698	189 311	43 799	48 266
Hiszpania	4 942 250	15 859 234	3 536 368	3 956 439
Holandia	1 230 508	5 305 406	1 179 794	1 373 421
Honduras	177 631	583 127	132 741	145 200
Izrael	1 510	33 692	7 908	8 799
Kazachstan	19 400	41 337	9 310	10 727
Kolumbia	3 418	184 241	42 320	46 878
Kostaryka	1 141 701	3 753 279	863 991	943 670
Maroko	8 015	44 792	9 956	11 547
Mołdawia	12 860	173 988	39 268	46 087
Niemcy	3 484 410	16 313 628	3 669 388	4 129 632
Panama	14 780	51 332	11 454	12 592
Południowa Afryka	2 600	34 947	8 039	8 740
Portugalia	282 040	1 130 252	253 307	298 781
Senegal	108 920	398 256	92 164	99 974
Seszele	5	56	13	15
Tajlandia	30	800	177	202
Turcja	33 694	88 761	19 570	21 659
Ukraina	977 530	856 358	192 864	222 232
Uzbekistan	56 225	103 709	23 214	26 685
Węgry	12 432	65 040	14 648	16 879
Wietnam	3 898	160 292	37 457	41 419
Włochy	212 344	698 722	156 675	179 290
Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej	4 440	14 460	3 217	3 766
RAZEM	16 463 259	60 134 925	13 564 715	15 315 035

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