The weather in Poland wasn't good in 2015, which had bad effects on onion crop.

1. Onion crop in Poland
2015

3. Bad weather conditions
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5
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40
Celsius degree
days
Avarage temperature in Poland
Even 38
degrees
Energy limit
for companies
that produce
>300kW
Bad forecast for
plants
Announced
African heat
Government
will help
farmers

4. Bad weather conditions
21 June – 20 August
http://www.twojapogoda.pl/wiadomosci/115219,susza-wkracza-w-dramatyczna-faze-najnowszy-raport
Bad weather conditions
21 june—20 august
Adverse water balance

5. New forecasts are not better:
Over the next week the average total rainfall
won’t exceed 5 mm.
Forecast

7. The onion
2013 2014 2015
Weather
conditions
Too long winter delayed
sowing. In spite of this,
later conditions were
conductive for the
cultivation. In june: a lot
of rain and hail, destroyed
parts of crops. Yields
lower than last year.
Conductive conditions
agrometeorological, mild
winter, moderately hot
summer. Conditions are
good for field works and
for ripening vegetables
Inclement weather, lack
of moisture, lack of rain
(june, july), very high
temperatures
Yields (ha/dt) 274 263 249,85
Production (thous.
tone))
533,25 651,1 632
Yields and production in 2013-2015

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2013 2014 2015
production(thousandsoftonnes)
Yields(ha/dt)
Year
Cultivation of onions
Yields (ha/dt)
Production (thous. tonnes)
Yields and production in 2013-2015

9. In spite of low yields, production will be quite
large: only about 3% smaller than 1 year ago
Yields and production in 2015

10. Supplier Variete Acreage The planned date of
harvesting
The estimated
yield
Groblewscy Spring onions 13,5 ha direct sale: august
stock: september/october
675 t
Winter onions 95 ha september/october 4750 t
Oleris Sp. z o.o. Winter onions 90,90 ha september 2727 t
The estimated yields of our suppliers

11. 2013 2014 2015
Price (PLN/kg)
Prices of white onion