Poland: Different products, but the purchase policy is always the same

Although rhubarb is not an orchard crop, it is worth paying attention to what is happening on the purchasing and processing market. Prices were falling despite the fact that its purchase had not yet started. Such a factory purchasing policy will most likely lead to massive plantations removal and high prices for the frosty years to come. The scenario repeats itself once again. Two weeks ago, frosts informed rhubarb producers about prices slightly above PLN 2.00 / kg per kilogram of rhubarb for freezing. The closer to the start of the harvest, the proposed price dropped, farmers were informed. Growers ask themselves what was getting cheaper overnight, since the rhubarb was not processed and there were no lines of trucks with goods in front of the plants? What is happening with regard to the initial purchase prices of rhubarb is undoubtedly a market manipulation by the freezers operating in the country. The price of frozen rhubarb is extremely stable (EUR 0.50 / kg - PLN 2.24 / kg) ...