Polish exports mainly to UK

Polish exporters operating in the UK market have been forced to raise prices due to the instability of the British pound after Brexit. The UK is the largest market for Polish exporters. Most of the prices, however, are stipulated in annual contracts; therefore, exporters are currently making shipments at a loss. Not all UK importers are prepared to pay the higher prices demanded by Polish mushroom exporters. Despite this situation, the United Kingdom remains an interesting market for Polish exporters due to its high consumption.

Demand is high all year round, but it peaks in September and November, just before the holidays. Most of the mushrooms supplied to the British market are still the white and chestnut mushrooms. An exporter says that their range was expanded two years ago with shiitake, enoki and shimeji mushrooms. The mixes of Asian mushrooms do well in the UK market. For the time being, it seems that this growth is not happening at the expense of the demand for white mushrooms.