Cherry imports to Poland in May were the highest in history, it exceeded 1,000 tons

In 2024, the worst-case scenario repeated itself once again. Just before the harvest began, our market was already very saturated with imports. Fruit growers raised alarms about the increased import of cherries in May and June. It was not a complaint or a search for those responsible for the rapid price decline, but facts that are today confirmed by the Central Statistical Office's data. The chart below shows that the import of fresh cherries in May this year was the highest since 2004, i.e. since the Central Statistical Office collects detailed data on international trade. For the first time in history, in May we imported over 1,000 tons of fresh cherries. Perhaps someone will say that this is not much in the scale of our production. This is true, but the quantity in question led to a cumulative supply at the end of the month. Moreover, it happened at the most critical moment of the season. To this should be added volumes that are not monitored. These are smaller intermediaries ...