Poland is also a net importer in addition to being a major fruit and vegetable producer

Fruits

Vegetables

Poland

Published Sep 23, 2021

Tridge summary

Poland is the fourth largest customer in the Netherlands; Belarus is (still) the most important Polish buyer. Poland is quite a large producer of fruit and vegetables, but at the same time it is a net import country: In the past year Poland imported 2.5 million tons of fresh fruit and vegetables and exported 1.7 million tons. This makes Poland the 10th import country worldwide and the country ranked 19th as an exporter, according to Fruit&Vegetable Facts in an analysis.

Original content

Imports did grow slightly last year, but at the beginning of this year Poland imported less. Poland is the 4th customer for the Netherlands. According to Eurostat, Poland imported more than 600,000 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables from the Netherlands last year. This made the Netherlands the most important supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables for Poland. Spain was the second supplier with 576,000 tons and Germany the third with 318.00 tons. Last year Poland exported much less than before. This was mainly due to the small export of the main product apples. Also of the second major export product, mushrooms, it was possible to sell less abroad last year than before. For years, Belarus has been by far the most important buyer of Polish fresh fruit and vegetables. That dominant position has (because of stricter compliance with the rules?) diminished considerably. In 2016 Poland still exported 690,000 tons to Belarus, in 2019 that was still 350,000 tons and in the past year still ...

Source: AGF