Poland: Farmers are closing asparagus plantations

Published May 10, 2022

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The Polish asparagus market is facing a crisis due to the war in Ukraine, which has led to a shortage of labor in asparagus factories located in Greater Poland, affecting the harvest of asparagus plants reliant on seasonal workers from Ukraine. This has led to concerns about the future of asparagus plantations and the potential for shutdowns. The situation is further complicated by the decision of some growers to forego harvesting white asparagus and the closure of older plantations. The price of asparagus has also dropped significantly. Despite these challenges, domestic consumption of asparagus in Poland has been growing annually, with the quality of the produce being good and the winter not being too cold.

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Marian Jakobsze, president of the Polish Association of Asparagus Producers, is concerned about the crisis on the asparagus market. More than half of Polish asparagus factories operate in Greater Poland, and the war in Ukraine limited the number of workers and labor also in this agricultural sector. What is the future of asparagus plantations and will they be shut down? We start the asparagus season in April and it will last more or less until the end of June. Polish asparagus has a good reputation and quality. The problem is definitely not the limited sales market, but their collection. - While there was not enough asparagus, we still managed. Now the problems begin - there are not enough people to harvest. Large plantations rely on seasonal workers from abroad, in previous years they were mostly people from Ukraine. This year, there are not as many of them as usual - the men returned to the country for the war, Jakobsze told PAP. In Poland there is a shortage of hands to work ...

Source: Warzywa I Owoce