Lower prices of blueberries

Trade companies in podkarpackie province are buying blueberries at price 3.73 – 4.35 EUR/kg (packed in 0.5 kg packaging). Purchase prices are decreasing as a result of bigger crops this year (influence of mild winter and lack of spring frost).

According to forecast prepared by IERiGŻ-PIB crops of blueberries will be higher than 10 thousand tons while last year it was 5.4 thousand tones. This year purchase prices can be lower even by 1.86 – 2.48 EUR/kg in comparison with those of last year. At the wholesale market in Bronisze price of blueberries packed in 250 g packaging is 0.93 – 1.09 EUR/packaging.

Source: fresh-market.pl, on the basis of data from wholesale markets and IERiGŻ-PIB (ts)