Growth of prices for Polish apples has been registered in Russia. Today, apples from Poland are offered at wholesale prices equal to 24-26 rub/kg (0,59-0,64 €/kg), which is almost 15% higher than at the beginning of last week. Wholesale companies report that the price increase is initiated by manufacturers from Poland, who are now holding back the sales of winter varieties of high-quality apples.
At the same time, the market participants believe that the positive trend in prices may increase because in addition to Polish farmers the local producers also hold back the prices. The Russian farms are not ready to make the apple cheaper than 22-25 rub/kg (0,54-0,62 € /kg). Lower priced sales are mainly performed by the farmers who have no place to store the apples or are in great need of funding.
Source: www.fruitnews.ru