Poland: Apple price to reach record high

According to Fruit-Inform, notwithstanding passive demand for apples, Polish producers are full of optimism concerning prices for apples in the second half of the season. Some of them expect a sharp increase of demand for apples from the side of Russia and Ukraine in January that may stabilize a situation with prices. Others tell of bad quality of apples that will result in bad storage ability of them. So, already in April-May, there will be a huge shortage of high-quality apples on Poland's market.

When telling of price prospects, Polish producers mostly fix wholesale prices at EUR 0.80-0.90/kg. In addition, wholesalers traditionally are less restrained, although they expect dynamic growth of prices for apples. If prices in Poland reach even EUR 0.70/kg, then, as to estimations of Fruit-Inform, wholesale prices for Polish apples in Ukraine and Russia will amount to EUR 0.92-1.01/kg and 1.09-1.19/kg respectively.

Source: lol.org.ua