High transport costs for Polish apples to the Romanian market offer an advantage for apples from Moldova

Published Oct 28, 2022

Tridge summary

Moldovan apple producers anticipate competitiveness in the Romanian market, despite high prices relative to Polish apples, due to shorter transport distances to Romanian distribution centers. This competitiveness is achievable through negotiated lower rates with road hauliers. However, this strategy is primarily beneficial for Gala apples, while other varieties like Golden Delicious and Granny Smith may not enjoy the same pricing parity with Polish apples.

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Major Moldovan horticultural companies expect local apples to be competitive in the Romanian market, even though their current price level is almost double that of Polish apples. The main reason for this apparently paradoxical claim is the fact that the routes from many Moldovan fruit shops to some distribution centers of Romanian wholesalers are many times shorter than those from Poland to Romania. Thus, if the Moldovan exporters agree with the road hauliers rates that are at least EUR 0.12-0.15/kg lower than the rates for the transport of Polish apples, the Moldovan apples can be sold in Romanian supermarkets in the same price segment as the Polish . However, according to ...

Source: AGF