Polish rapberry production CHINA 2014 Marek Pawlonka VF-Concept sp. z o.o. OK

This presentation is made by Marek Pawlonka in cooperation with : Dr Bożena Nosecka Dr Paweł Krawiec Dr Dariusz Paszko Dr Agnieszka Orzeł 9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

9 th IRO Meeting China 2014 PLAN : 1 Introduction 2 Polish raspberries production in last yea 3 Varietes of raspberries 4 Growing technologies 5 Research; new varietes 6 Summary 9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

Vegetables & Fruits products VF-Concept Vegetables & Fruits products Baranów Janow Lubelski VF-Concept’s factories location

Key facts about VF - Concept sp. z o.o 2 cold stories - good location in Central Poland - fruits and vegetables area Factory in Baranow - focusing for strawberry; black and redcurrant; raspberry and vegetables New factory in Janow Lubelski ( strart May 2012 ) - focusing mainly for berries : raspberry ; sour cherry ; black and red currant Total production : ca. 10 000 MT of fruits & vegetables Ca. 2 000 MT – trading goods

Frozen raspberries – VF – Concept

summer varietes - for industry ‘Willamette’ ‘Laszka’ ‘Benefis’ ‘Malling Seedling’ ‘Canby’

Auntumn varietes -mainly for industry ‘Polka’ ‘Polesie’ ‘Polana’ ‘Popiel’

Consumer market ‘Benefis’ ‘Polka’ ‘Pokusa’ ‘Laszka’ ‘Glen Ample’ ‘Polesie’ ‘Tulameen’

Area of rasbperries in Poland (1000 hectars ) Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 Fruits - TOTAL 409,9 410,2 428,7 431,7 426,0 Raspberry 20,2 29,6 27,1 28,4 28,0 9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

9th IRO Metting Chnia 2014 Harvest of raspberries ( 1000 tons ) Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Fruits TOTAL : 3 646,2 2 743,5 3 414,6 3 843,2 4 112 Raspberry 81,8 92,9 118,0 127,1 120,0 9th IRO Metting Chnia 2014

Berry processing industry in Poland Cold stores 7 27 31 48 28 20 38 2 81 83 31 93 Concentrates factory 18 15 50 70 14 40 37 74 56 25 17 11 73 32 51 30 6 52 67 17 53 77 66 87 4 61 80 36 26 25 13 40 37 88 62 35 1 2 12 84 58 86 43 41 57 21 1 46 5 42 26 82 13 24 2 34 65 6 39 8 10 21 23 42 9 91 92 55 3 35 64 79 16 22 29 49 10 75 47 90 59 69 9 76 36 41 5 45 68 54 16 63 2 15 71 4 19 89 78 33 19 22 72 23 44 44 1 60 24 16 8 85 30 20 14 13

Farmers price development - season 2013 ;Raspberry for IQF ( Euro/kg ) Year 2013 5 VII 20 VII 30 VII 15 VIII 30 VIII 10 IX 20 IX 30 IX 15 X Price Euro/kg 0,70 0,90 0,8 1 1,25 1,3 1,4 1,5 9 th IRO Meeting Chiuna 2014

FARMERS PRODUCTION COSTS : 0,89 Euro /kg 9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

PRODUCTION OF RASPEBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE (1000 TONS) YEAR 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 RASP BERRY 2,5 7,0 4,5 6,0 9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

9 th IRO Meeting China 2014 RASPBERRY FOR IQF ( 1000 TONS ) YEAR 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 RASPBERRY ( 1 000 tons ) 48 46 49 52 62 65 9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

EXPORT OF FROZEN RASPBERRIES FROM POLAND ( 1 000 TONS ) YEAR 2009/ 10 2010/11 2011/ 12 2013 / 13 QUANTITY ( 1 000 TONS ) 45,2 44,8 48,2 58,9 AVERAGE PRICES EXW (Euro/kg ) 1,61 1,57 1,20 1,35 9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

Destination of frozen fruits export from Poland Źródło:Na podstawie danych CAAC

dr Paweł Krawiec dr Dariusz Paszko Department of Pomology e-mail: pawel.krawiec@up.lublin.pl

9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

Raspberies’s spraying Mythos 300 SC Rovral Aquaflo 500 SC Switch 62,5 WG Signum 33 WG Sadoplon 75 WP Teldor 500 SC Organic Polyversum WP Dose of liquid 400 l/hectares (beginning of the season) and 800 l/hectares (since April)

Classifications of plants 2004-2013 New plantation in 2014 - 2012 2004r. ca. 14 000 ha 2012r. ca. 28 000 ha Classifications of plants 2004-2013 17,1 mln pieces. Estimate based of growth in 2004-2012 -planted 95,0 mln pieces. źródło: GUS, PIORIN, szacunek własny

Uncontrolled production of seedlings coused the spread of viral and fungal diseases

Meteorological conditions in 2013 and at the beginning of 2014 season (lubelskie void.) mm 2014

‘Polana’ – plantation with irigation Problems in year 2013 ‘Polana’ – plantation with irigation ‘Polana’ – plantation out of irigation

‘Polana’ – plantation with irigation YEAR 2013 ‘Polana’ – plantation with irigation ‘Polana’ – plantation without irigation

9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

Breeders: Dr Jan Danek  (jan.danek@niwabrzezna.pl)  has many years of experience in breeding. He is widely known and respected raspberry breeder (14 varieties of his authorship, breeding programme of the Institute of Horticulture in Skierniewice) blackberries (8 varieties, breeding programme of the Fruit Experiment Station of  Institute of Horticulture  Brzezna Ltd.), strawberries (3 varieties from the breeding programme of “Jagodnik” group). Raspberry varieties of his authorship are about 70% of Polish production. Especially raspberry cultivar 'Polka' has become a production in Poland and  in many other countries, the standard primocane fruiting variety.   Dr Agnieszka Orzel  (agnieszka.orzel@niwabrzezna.pl) employed by the Niwa berry breeding Ltd ., is co-author of five raspberry cultivars (‘Litacz’, ‘Radziejowa’, ‘Sokolica’,’ Polonez’, ‘Poemat’) and 6 blackberries (‘Gaj’, ‘Polar’, ‘Ruczaj’,’ Brzezina’,’ Gracja’, ‘Zagajnik’). She has many years of experience in raspberry and blackberry breeding, gained in The Fruit Experimental Station, Institute of Horticulture, Brzezna Ltd.

Variety „RADZIEJOWA „

Variety „POLESIE”

Variety POLESIE

9 th IRO Meeting China 2014 Summary : Polish Rasberry’s production has reached record result 127 thousand of tones and stabilizes at this level . Potenctial is even bigger Annual harvest largly depends of weather conditions Industrial facilities in Poland allows to develop the production of fruit Consumer market will be next target for polish raspberries producers 9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

9 th IRO Meeting China 2014 STRENGHT WEAKNES BIG PRODUCTION 2 GOOD VARIETES ( SIMILAR GOODS FOR CUSTOMERS ) GOOD FRUITS INDUSTRY EASY AND RELATIVELY CHEAP PRODUCTION ( AUTUMN) DEPENDEND FROM WAETHER SENSITIVE FOR WAETHER CONDITIONS MARKET ORIENTATION – MAINLY FOR INDUSTRY SMALL FARM 9 th IRO Meeting China 2014

9 th IRO Metting China 2014 POSSIBLITIES : Increasing production for consumer market Optimizing with pesticides Introduction of GAP to practice New export area New varietes 9 th IRO Metting China 2014

9 th IRO Meeting China 2014 Thank for Your attention Marek Pawlonka VF Concept sp. z o.o. Marek@vfc.com.pl 9 th IRO Meeting China 2014