Polish apples 33% cheaper than a year ago. EU compares prices

An analysis of apple prices in the EU for September shows that Poland was well below the EU average, and that fruit growers earn less than their counterparts in the West. The average price in the EU was PLN 3.80/kg, while in Poland it was EUR 0.65/kg, or around PLN 2.87/kg, representing a 33 percent year-on-year decline. Prices were highest in France, where apples cost an average of PLN 6.28/kg, and the difference compared with prices in Poland reached 119 percent, according to SadyOgrody.pl. EU experts analyzed apple prices across the EU in September this year, at the start of the season. It turns out that Polish fruit growers earn considerably less than their counterparts in Western Europe, and the price of Polish apples is significantly lower even than the EU average. In September, Polish fruit cost 119 percent less than the highest price in the EU, SadyOgrody.pl reports. Apple prices: Poland below the EU average The analysis covers the prices of sorted apples across the EU at ...