Problems with purchase of apples for processing

Everything is pointing at the fact that the purchase of apples for processing will meet the same problems as the purchase of sour cherries. Let us remind, that in spite of beginning of purchase of apples, prices already dropped to the level of 0.03 - 0.05 EUR/kg.

Processing plants still have stock of apple juice concentrate of the last season.

This year big crops of apples are expected and there is anxiety that producers are threatened with a similar situation which was two years ago, when purchase price dropped to 0.02 EUR/kg. It isn't necessary to add that the inflation didn't stay at the same level, especially a fuel as well as crop protection chemicals became more expensive. Fruit growers has been again preparing for protests and they announced blockades of processing plants.

Source: fresh-market.pl (ms)