Stable concentrate price - unstable prices of industrial apples

Published 2020년 9월 30일

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The article provides an overview of the pricing dynamics in the Polish agricultural market, with a focus on industrial apples and apple concentrate. It highlights the significant fluctuations in prices, especially for industrial apples, which reached as low as PLN 0.08 per kilogram in 2018 due to overproduction. This led to a decrease in the price of apple concentrate, with the cost ranging from PLN 7.50 to 7.75 per liter in December 2018. In contrast, the price of apples for concentrate remained steady at PLN 0.15 - 0.18 per kilogram. The situation improved in 2019 with lower apple production, leading to higher prices, but stable concentrate prices. In 2020, prices remained stable with global demand, and Poland emerged as the largest producer of apple concentrate due to reduced production in China. However, the price of industrial apples saw a drastic increase, reaching over 700% compared to the previous seasons, despite the stable concentrate prices. The article raises concerns about the potential manipulation of prices and the impact on farmers, especially with the dominant influence of German capital in the apple processing industry.

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Original content

Recently, we have looked at the processing market several times and how the industry creates the price of industrial apples. In this context, it is worth being aware of the historical prices of apple concentrate and their stabilization in the last three years. At that time, the price of the raw material necessary for its production fluctuated by a dizzying few hundred percent. YEAR 2018 Let's start with a season that most fruit growers would prefer to forget. The price of industrial apples at the peak of the harvest fell to PLN 0.08 per kilogram, and sometimes even lower. Record harvests have given the industry record profits and producers losses. Prices of concentrated apple juice after 2017 and small stocks began to decline with the start of processing of summer varieties in 2018. The concentrate was cheaper only in September and October, then it was time for increases. For most of the season, processing plants bought apples at PLN 0.15 - 0.18 per kilogram. The product, made of ...

Source: Sad24