Romanians sell cherries at Polish markets; fruit growers outraged

Published 2024년 6월 3일

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The market in Rybitwy, Krakow, is facing an influx of Romanian strawberries and cherries, which are being sold at lower prices, making it hard for Polish farmers to compete. Up to 30 trucks with Romanian cherries arrive, selling them for PLN 6 to PLN 15 per kilogram. Polish growers, already hit by adverse weather, are calling for government intervention against what they see as unfair competition and criticize the inconsistent enforcement of product origin labeling. Additionally, Romanian potatoes and cucumbers are also being imported, potentially misleading consumers about the products' origins.
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First, the market in Rybitwy was flooded with Romanian strawberries, and now entire convoys of trucks with cherries arrive there. Polish farmers have no chance to compete with Romanian fruit on price and demand that the market be defended against such unequal competition - Polsat News reports. According to witnesses, up to 30 cars with Romanian registration plates enter the Krakow market, bringing cherries for sale. Romanians offer fruit at prices ranging from PLN 6 to PLN 15/kg, depending on the variety. Our fruit growers have no chance to compete with them at such prices. Domestic producers demand protection from the government against unfair competition. They regret that Sanepid and IJHARS inspections issue fines if the product has not been properly marked with the country of origin. This was recently the case with strawberries brought to the Tern market from Hungary. However, such "mishaps" occur only in a fraction of the transports that massively flood the Polish fruit ...
Source: Farmer.pl

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