Poland's store on the blackcurrant market accounts for more than three-quarters of EU production
Currant
Poland
Published Dec 13, 2021
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Poland is the second largest producer of blackcurrants in the world after Russia. The Polish segment accounts for 25 percent of global production. Regular consumption of currants lowers cholesterol and also has a good effect on blood sugar levels. Due to its high antioxidant content, it has an excellent health-preserving effect. Poland is a leader in the cultivation of blackcurrants in the European Union: in 2020, it had a 78% share of the harvest of this fruit, writes syngenta.hu based on the data of the publication Polish Food Autumn 2021. The area under currants in Poland is relatively stable, growing on 43-44 thousand hectares in the last three years, including a decrease in the proportion of blackcurrant plantations and an increase in the number of colored varieties. In 2021, a total of more than 150,000 tons of currants were harvested in the country. Blackcurrants are relatively insignificant in their fresh form, and most of the crop is used by the processing industry, ...
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