Poland: After a great weekend, strawberry prices dropped sharply on June 18, 2024

Published Jun 18, 2024

Tridge summary

Strawberry prices in the market saw a significant increase over the weekend, with late varieties selling for up to PLN 20.00/kg (PLN 40 for a lubyanka), due to the high demand and limited supply of quality strawberries. However, the prices crashed by half on Tuesday night, due to a sudden surge in the supply of low and very low quality strawberries. Despite the initial high prices not being caused by intermediaries, they continue to discredit domestic strawberries in an attempt to drive down prices. The price drop was solely due to the market laws and the increased supply of lower quality strawberries.

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Original content

After very high strawberry prices last weekend, the time has come for quite sharp declines. In trading, as in life, "fortune turns"... Saturday, Sunday and Monday undoubtedly belonged to the planters. Late varieties of strawberries reached the price of PLN 20.00/kg (PLN 40 for a lubyanka), and sometimes even more. Average late varieties of lower quality were sold for approximately PLN 15.00/kg (PLN 30 per lubianka). Growers dictated the terms, and buyers often waited for fresh strawberries and competed to purchase them. News of the high prices spread quickly. Many producers decided to harvest the last batches from their plantations. As a result, a lot of low and very low quality strawberries appeared on the market yesterday evening and this morning. There were no customers, so on the night from Monday to Tuesday the prices dropped significantly, practically even by half. Last night, our interlocutors sold good quality Malwina for PLN 10.00 - 11.00/kg (PLN 20 - 22 for a Lubianka), ...

Source: Sad24