Poland: Apple prices down by one-third

Current fixed apple prices by Polish growers are averaging a third lower year-on-year, due to modera…

Current fixed apple prices by Polish growers are averaging a third lower year-on-year, due to moderate exporter demand against a background of record high stocks.

Now growers are ready to ship their apples at 0.16-0.37 euro/kg, depending on the variety, with Golden Delicious and Gala offered at the highest prices. By comparison, prices stood at least at 0.25 euro/kg in mid-April 2015.

Market analysts connect the year-on-year fall in prices with the large apple supply in Poland. Polish stocks were record high in early March 2016.

Ukraine is now the main export market for Polish exporters, with decreased shipments to other countries.

Russian wholesalers were actively buying Polish apples in April 2016 despite active sanctions. Poland managed to ship apples to Russia thanks to re-exports through third countries (Belarus in particular). Polish apples also arrived in the Russian Federation through Crimea. Now illegal exports to Russia significantly went down due to the ban on imports of foodstuffs from Ukraine and tougher customs control system over products shipped from Belarus.