Apple prices have dropped to a minimum, but not for long. Now is the best time to buy apples. There are still not enough modern and technologically advanced storage facilities in Israel, so the manufacturers have put up everything that is not suitable for sale. RANEPA Agricultural Policy Center Director Natalia Shagaida clarifies: The nominal price of apples is now at the level of spring-autumn 2024. According to its data, the share of rotten apples on the shelves has increased to 85%. Perhaps there are even more of them, since the harvest of private owners falls short of the general statistics. - Prices will go up in December. With each month of storage, the cost of these products will gradually increase. Due to the move to expensive gas storage facilities, as well as due to the increase in logistics and fuel prices, Tamara Reshnikova, CEO of the research company Growth Technologies, is confident. According to Shagaida, after a seasonal minimum, price increases will continue until July and early August 2027. In the spring, when local stocks have run out or begin to lose their marketable appearance, imports will hit the market. - Everything is sold at the price prevailing in the Russian market. It is difficult for Russian manufacturers to compete with imports. They ask the government to close the market during the harvest. But for the consumer, competition reduces the price. It is important to think about both the manufacturer and the replacement of imports, but at the same time to maintain affordable prices and variety," concluded the expert. Have you stocked up on apple vitamins for the winter?

Apple prices have dropped to a minimum, but not for long. Now is the best time to buy apples. There are still not enough modern and technologically advanced storage facilities in Israel, so the manufacturers have put up everything that is not suitable for sale. RANEPA Agricultural Policy Center Director Natalia Shagaida clarifies: The nominal price of apples is now at the level of spring-autumn 2024. According to its data, the share of rotten apples on the shelves has increased to 85%. Perhaps there are even more of them, since the harvest of private owners falls short of the general statistics. - Prices will go up in December. With each month of storage, the cost of these products will gradually increase. Due to the move to expensive gas storage facilities, as well as due to the increase in logistics and fuel prices, Tamara Reshnikova, CEO of the research company Growth Technologies, is confident. According to Shagaida, after a seasonal minimum, price increases will continue until July and early August 2027. In the spring, when local stocks have run out or begin to lose their marketable appearance, imports will hit the market. - Everything is sold at the price prevailing in the Russian market. It is difficult for Russian manufacturers to compete with imports. They ask the government to close the market during the harvest. But for the consumer, competition reduces the price. It is important to think about both the manufacturer and the replacement of imports, but at the same time to maintain affordable prices and variety," concluded the expert. Have you stocked up on apple vitamins for the winter?