At present, standard-grade apples in Poland are being purchased by apple concentrate manufacturers at approximately 0.60–0.63 zlotys/kg (around 0.14 euros/kg). Some processors are offering up to 0.68 zlotys per kilogram (0.16 per kilogram) for batches of higher-quality apples. However, on the whole, the average purchase price for this raw material does not exceed 0.64 zlotys per kilogram (0.15 per kilogram), according to FruitVeb.
In September, the fall in prices for Polish industrial apples is taking place against a backdrop of a gradual increase in the supply of produce from the new harvest. Although the mass apple harvest in the country has not yet begun, the volume of raw produce entering the market is already rising. At the same time, Polish traders’ industrial cold stores still hold a significant quantity of last year’s dessert apples, which are becoming increasingly difficult to sell. In other words, there is a likelihood that these too will be processed into concentrate. These two factors are already putting noticeable downward pressure on prices. Although as recently as the end of August, the price trend was different – prices for industrial apples were rising.
Logos Press previously reported that there was substantial demand on the Polish market for high-acidity apple concentrate at the turn of summer and autumn. Consequently, prices for summer ‘wild’ apples (from unmanaged orchards) in Ukraine and sour apple varieties in Poland are currently holding at a relatively high level. The acidity of concentrate made from autumn apple varieties appears to have fallen, which has also affected the purchase prices of autumn industrial apples.
In Moldova, by early September, the price of industrial apples ‘in the orchards’ fluctuated between 2.3 and 2.5 lei/kg, whilst ‘at the factory gates’ it reached 2.60–2.75 lei/kg (0.13–0.14 euro/kg). In principle, at the start of processing, the price of this raw material was slightly higher than last season. However, right from the start of the season, processors were closely monitoring price trends on the European apple concentrate market, anticipating a change in the second half of September. This is precisely what is happening at the moment. Whether there will be a reaction to this development will become clear as early as next week.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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