Poland: Orchard growers in the West are clearing their orchards, what about Gala?

Published 2023년 1월 7일

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The article highlights the ongoing challenges faced by Polish fruit growers, particularly apple producers, due to the excessive planting of fruit trees and the wrong soil conditions. The situation has been worsened by subsidies for planting, which have led to an oversupply of apples, especially less profitable varieties like Gala, and a difficult market situation. The writer suggests that the industry needs to adopt a more strategic approach, such as separating a portion of the orchard for proper protection and intensive cultivation, and being more selective in planting varieties. The author also points out that the industry needs significant investment and expertise to survive, especially in the face of competition from imported dessert apples. The situation has been ongoing since the Russian embargo, with no signs of improvement.

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Gala will cease to be an apple sought after and bought at a good price in the West. Golden may remain at the current level, but Red Jonaprince is starting to be an apple in the West, like Gloster in our country - says Cezary Rokicki, the owner of the Sad Rokicki farm in Biała Rawska, to sadyogrody.pl. The majority of fruit growers believe that the situation is dire, there are numerous offers for sale of entire farms, which no one wants to buy; voices are getting louder that the best solution would be grubbing up orchards - necessarily with an additional payment from EU funds. What do you think about all this - is it tragic or is it just dramatization of those who can't produce well and sell well? This bad situation has been getting worse for several years. I remember the words of the late Professor Makosz, who said: planting subsidies must be eliminated. It is difficult to count how many fruits we will have if we plant, for example, 5 million. two-year-old trees and in two years ...

Source: Sady Ogrody