Russia is the largest supplier of onions to Poland from non-EU countries

Published 2024년 2월 29일

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Russia is the primary supplier of onions to Poland outside of the European Union, with Poland purchasing 24.3 thousand tons between August and December 2023. This is significantly more than the supply from Ukraine, with Russian wholesale prices being 2.5 times lower. The onions are transported through Budzysko, Poland, which also facilitates the transport of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural products. However, Polish farmers are protesting against Ukrainian trucks, suspecting them of carrying Russian grain, and plan to block roads near the Ukrainian border until at least April.

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Russia ranks first among countries outside the European Union in the supply of onions to the Polish market. Overall, the country is the third largest supplier, after Germany and the Netherlands, according to an analysis by EastFruit, which cites official Polish trade statistics. In the period from August 2023 to December 2023, Poland purchased 24.3 thousand tons of onions from Russian suppliers. This is 500 times more than onions that Ukraine supplied during the same period. Even Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan sent less onions to Poland than Russian exporters. Wholesale prices for onions in Russia are now 2.5 times lower than in Poland. Therefore, local traders are forced to buy it from Russian suppliers, since Poland cannot compete with Russian onions on price. Read also: Ukraine was outraged by the lack of a ban on Russian agricultural products in the EU Poland is among the top ten largest onion exporters in the world. It mainly exports onions to the countries of the European Union ...

Source: Landlord