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  • April 15th 2009 Issue
  • New market direction

    A Polish fruit growing and packing operation produces apples for the United Kingdom.

    “Fun size” Gala apples packed in Poland for major UK supermarket. Poland has traditionally been a supplier of cheap apples to Russia, but its entry into the European Union in 2004 opened up new markets.   Krzysztof Hermanowicz, a fourth-generation apple grower at Dalboszek in Poland’s main apple-growing region, said he and his family welcomed the opportunity to expand their markets beyond Russia. Two years ago, Russia closed its border to Polish apples for a time, which appeared to be a purely political decision, he said. “How can we work with such a customer when the politics are involved with market […]

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