Poland is the largest producer of apples in the European Union and the third largest apple-producing country in the world. In the 2021/2022 season, all countries together produced nearly 81.8 million tons of apples, with the EU alone producing 12.2 million tons. The percentage share of countries in global apple production is shown in the charts below.

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The structure of apple producers in Poland is a phenomenon on a European and global scale. The country has about 1.3 million farms with apple orchards. This provides an exceptionally wide range of fruit quality and its varieties. The annual apple production, which stands at 127 kg per capita — with low consumption at 12-13 kg — poses great challenges for the industry.

The Polish apple processing market is one of the most dynamic sectors of the country’s food economy. However, despite such great potential, a surprisingly large part of this market remains under the control of foreign capital.