Half of the raspberries in the EU is from Poland. There are no “national” on our tables?

Poland is the largest producer of raspberries in the EU and the fourth after Russia, Mexico and Serbia in the world. Raspberry collections last year amounted to 77 thousand tons, although 10 years ago it was over 100,000 tone. Almost half of the EU raspberry supply comes from Polish plantations – the National Agricultural Support Center said.

Raspberries are the third in terms of the scale of production, after strawberries and currants, a species of blueberry fruit grown in Poland, from 16 percent. The participation in the harvest of berry fruit in 2024. Raspberries are very popular to their taste and health. Raspberries are consumed in fresh and processed form as frozen foods, jam, jams, compotes and juices. In Poland, 20 varieties of raspberry are included in the list of plants.

Raspberry fruits are characterized by very good nutritional values. Raspberries are rich in vitamins C, E, B1, B2, B6, folic acid, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and iron. In raspberries there are, among others organic acids, i.e. citric, apple, salicylic acid and over 100 different essential oils.

Poland is a leader on the raspberry market in the European Union with 44 percent. participation in community production. Portugal is also a major producer among EU countries, with 20 percent. participation in the production of these fruits and Spain with 17 percent. participation.

According to Kowr, raspberries belong to plants quite difficult to grow. To obtain high, good quality crops, large investment outlays are necessary, including for the construction of plastic tunnels and hydration.

According to data from the KOWR analysis and strategy office. While in 2016 the size of raspberry plantation was 29.3 thousand. ha, and collections 129 thousand This, last year, raspberries were grown at 19.3 thousand. ha, the collections amounted to 77 thousand tone. In the years 2016–2024, the average yields of these fruits in Poland were between 2.6-6.9 t/ha.

Most raspberry plantations are located in the Lublin province. The collections in this province in 2016–2024 accounted for 71–83 percent. domestic production. Significant smaller amounts of raspberries are grown in the following voivodships: Mazowieckie, West Pomeranian and Podkarpackie.

A significant part of the national raspberry collections is intended for export. In the years 2016–2024 the export of fresh raspberries accounted for 7 to 15 percent. collections, and frozen raspberries from 40 to 62 percent collections. Frozen foods are sold throughout the year, while most of the Polish export of fresh raspberries fall from July to October.

Last year, 7.3 thousand were exported from Poland. tons of fresh raspberries. The dominant direction of exports were Germany, to which 3.5 thousand tons, i.e. 48 percent raspberry export volume. Netherlands, Italy, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Belgium were also an important recipient.

The export of frozen raspberries in 2016–2024 was in the range from 40,000. tons up to 60 thousand tone. The largest recipient of frozen raspberries from Poland during this period were Germany, to whom from 16 thousand. tons to 21.5 thousand tons, i.e. 33–40 percent volume of exports of these fruits. Significant amounts of frozen raspberries were also sold to France and the Netherlands.

Poland, although it is a large exporter of raspberries, also brings these fruits. In 2024, the import of fresh raspberries to Poland took place primarily from the Netherlands, from which 1.5 thousand were supplied. tons of these fruits (i.e. 27 percent of all their imports). Significant amounts of fresh raspberries were also brought from Moldova, Morocco and Germany and Spain.

The import of frozen raspberries in 2016–2024 was from 8,000 tons to 33 thousand tone. In 2024, the import of frozen raspberries from Ukraine dominated, from which 20.4 thousand were delivered. tons of these fruits (i.e. 63 percent of all imports). Significant amounts of frozen raspberries were also brought from Serbia, Germany and Morocco and the Czech Republic. (PAP)

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