Import of sweet pepper in 2005-2009

According to Polish Analytical Center of Customs Administration import of sweet pepper in years 2005-2009 was in upward trend. However the preliminary data on import in first six months of 2010 shows that this tendency changed. In this period import of sweet pepper amounted to 19.6 thousand t and it was lower by 12 % than in corresponding period of 2009. Despite the decreased in import volume the value of imported pepper increased by 12 % to 34.4 million euro. It was due to huge increase in import price of the product  - by 30 % to 1.82 euro/kg.
Spain (50 %) and Holland (24 %) are main suppliers of sweet pepper to Polish market.

 Table 1: Import of sweet pepper in 2005-2009

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Jan-Jun 2009	Jan-Jun* 2010
Volume (t)	20480	22948	22888	32722	37584	22270	19620
Value (x1000 ) euro	24808	28264	36898	49417	44078	30618	34398

      */ preliminary data
 
                                                              Table 2: Import countries in 2009

Fresh sweet pepper	Volume (t)	%
TOTAL	37584	100
UE-15:	31117	83
Spain	18891	50
Holland	9034	24
Germany	2801	7
UE-10:	1432	4
Hungary	852	2
CIS:	1186	3
Ukraine	1186	3

 
Source: fresh-market.pl (gs) on the basis of data of Analytical Center of Customs Administration

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