Both yellow and red onions grow in Olszak's fields. “No one wants to take it from us. And if they do, they pay 20 cents per kilogram. I don't remember such a low price,” says the farmer in an interview with O2.
In chain stores, onions cost from PLN 2.99 to PLN 4.49 per kilogram. “Everyone thinks that this money goes to the farmer. This is not true,” adds Olszak.
The onion stays in the field. Prices in shopping centers are too low
Last weekend, a self-harvesting campaign started in her field. One kilogram of onion cost 60 groszy. The interest turned out to be great. Residents of nearby towns collected onions from an area of approximately 1.5 hectares. Some people bought up to half a ton of vegetables for the winter.
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Not just onions. Farmers from all over Poland are in a difficult situation
The problem Monika Olszak faces is not an isolated one. In recent months, farmers from various parts of the country have reported a collapse in prices of many agricultural products.
Near Sandomierz, a farmer was forced to give away peppers because purchasers refused to collect the goods. “I couldn't sell a single kilogram. I don't have a cold store, so the crops would simply spoil,” he said in an interview with Business Insider Polska. The man estimated that he lost up to 60 tons of vegetables.
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The situation on the potato market is similar. Currently, the wholesale price of potatoes in Bronisze ranges from PLN 0.6 to 0.8/kg and is approximately 40 percent higher. lower than a year ago. Overproduction and rising storage costs mean that farmers often abandon harvests or sell grain and vegetables at prices below production costs.
See also: Overproduction of potatoes in Poland. Prices lower by 40 percent. from last year
