Croatia sets record cabbage exports

Cabbage cultivation in Croatia is stable, the market is being supplied with sufficient quantities of these vegetables, although the corona pandemic has led to a price drop this year, according to an analysis by the consultancy Smarter. The demand for cabbage has fallen due to the pandemic and the price has also fallen accordingly. Latest data from the Agricultural Market Information System (TISUP) shows that the price of a cabbage at the end of October is about 3.66 kunas (0.48 euro) amounted to 4.99 kunas (0.66 euros) in the same period last year. In 2019, the Croatian cabbage harvest amounted to 31,580 tons and was grown on 1,463 hectares. At the end of 2019, Croatia registered a record amount of cabbage exported, more than 2,000 tons, and the value of exports was more than one million euros. The main market for Croatian cabbage exports is Slovenia, which has imported 1,600 tons of these vegetables grown in Croatia worth 800,000 euros. The largest cabbage producers in Croatia ...