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The Spanish strawberry sector is robust, with production mainly destined for the domestic market, the EU, and UK. Other berry production, especially blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries, has become an alternative in recent years to strawberry production as a value-added crop for Spanish farmers.

In Marketing Year (MY) 2022, FAS Warsaw forecasts Poland’s total cherry production at 261,500 metric tons (MT), consisting of 183,000 MT sour cherries and of 78,500 MT sweet cherries. Post forecasts that the domestic consumption of cherries will increase by 14.4 percent, mostly due to bigger availability of these fruits for the processing industry.

The Spanish deciduous fruit sector is focused on varietal innovation, sustainable production, the circular economy, and smart farming, resulting in a higher productivity with quality products.

In Marketing Year (MY) 2021, FAS Warsaw forecasts Poland’s total cherry production at 213,000 metric tons (MT), consisting of 165,000 MT of sour cherries and 48,000 MT of sweet cherries.

The U.S. Census Bureau's export data tracks U.S. food and agricultural trade shipped directly to Poland. However, it does not measure the substantial levels of the U.S. agricultural trade to Poland routed through Western European ports of entry.

Although Poland is relatively new to commercial raspberry production, it has become the European Union’s (EU) largest raspberry producer.

Poland’s hotel, restaurant, and institution (HRI) markets were valued at upwards of $7.0 billion in 2018.

The increased incidence of dietary intolerances, allergies, related conditions, and new eating habits (vegetarian, vegan, flexitarians) are increasing the sales opportunities...

Poland is an increasingly important market for U.S. food and agriculture.

Poland’s food processing industry is the largest in Central and Eastern Europe and the seventh largest in the European Union (EU).

Estonia’s organic area accounts for 18 percent of its total agricultural area, the third highest in the European Union (EU).

On February 19, 2019, ASAJA, the Spanish Young Farmers Association, organized a protest at the headquarters of the European Commission in Madrid.