Poland: agri news week 45

The lack of trade with Belarus will have an impact on Polish apple producers

Belarus no longer imports apples from Poland for political reasons, so Polish apple growers have a difficult time ahead of them if they want to survive on the market. Belarus is a large market for Polish apples, and Poland has only a few apple sales channels.

There will probably be some changes in the export of some varieties in the next few weeks, as large quantities will be transported before Christmas. Until then, the market will be rather stable, but the current situation is a bit complicated as this is just the beginning of the season. Later, great hopes are placed on the Egyptian market, which will show the real demand for Polish apples.

Many voices repeat that Poland must better promote its apples in other countries.

Source: Sady ogrody

Paweł Niemczuk appointed the new CVO

The nomination was presented on Tuesday by Henryk Kowalczyk, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Niemczuk replaced Mirosław Welz, who was the head of the Veterinary Inspection from May 17 this year.

Paweł Niemczuk was already the head of veterinary medicine. He was appointed to this position on December 30, 2016, when the ministry was headed by Krzysztof Jurgiel; was recalled in May 2019, when Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski was the Minister of Agriculture.

Niemczuk is a graduate of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Agricultural University in Lublin, where he also completed postgraduate studies in epizootiology and veterinary administration.

Source: Farmer

Q-commerce in Warsaw with 10 min delivery time

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated changes in the retail market, causing the dynamics of online sales to go up faster. The changes also apply to grocery shopping - in 2020, new forms of home delivery from stationary stores were launched.

A company that offers home delivery within a quarter of an hour or even 10 minutes appears on the Polish market. Deliveries do not take place from traditional stores, but from the so-called dark stores. However, these are not stores, but small warehouses. Customers are not allowed to enter them.

Online shopping in English is referred to as e-commerce. Fast deliveries, on the other hand, are called q-commerce after the word quick. Services of this type are developing in many world metropolises. Among them is also Warsaw, where five such services are already operating. And more are announced.

Who deals with fast food deliveries? These are both new Polish and international startups, but well-known retail chains such as Biedronka and Żabka are also entering this business.

Particular services differ in terms of the breadth of the product offer, delivery costs and the hours in which deliveries are made. However, in principle, you can order food products in each of the services, including fresh products and drinks, household chemicals, cosmetics or even things such as a USB cable.

All companies also allow the delivery of purchases every Sunday. This will be especially important when, from February 2022, the ban on Sunday trading will be tightened - stores that today operate as post offices on that day will have to close on Sundays.

Source: Business Insider