The heads of large Moldovan horticultural enterprises expect that local apples may be competitive on the Romanian market, even though the current level of their prices is almost double that of Polish apples.
The main reason behind this seemingly paradoxical statement is the fact that routes from many Moldovan fruit stores to some distribution centers of Romanian wholesale buyers are several times shorter than those from Poland to Romania.
Thus, if Moldovan exporters agree with road carriers on tariffs at least 0.12-0.15 EUR/kg lower than the tariffs for the transportation of Polish apples, Moldovan apples may be sold in Romanian supermarkets in the same price segment as Polish ones.
However, according to the participants of the fruit market in Moldova, this assumption is plausible only in relation to Gala apples – to a greater extent, and Golden Delicious, Granny Smith and some other varieties – to a much lesser extent.
Source: east-fruit.com