For Sale or Joint Venture : 12.74 ha = 31.5 acres

Hazelnut plantation with adjacent uncultivated land in the hamlet of Korzenica, township of Laszki, county of Jaroslaw (14 km SW), Podkarpackie region of SE Poland, EU.

The Plantation : plot # 601, total area : 5.27 ha. = 13 acres; price :  8300 = E 6390 / acre

This hazelnut plantation was established in the 60s for a confectionary factory in Jaroslaw (liquidated in 1997). Needs refreshing and general cleanup.
Trees are free of disease, with most roots 30 - 40 years old. Several types of hazelnut plants. Healthy and robust buds and flowers.

Adjacent lot : plot # 600, total area : 7.47 ha. = 18.5 acres; price :  2330 = E 1800 / acre.

Under reforestation plan. Initial work done in fall of 2007.
Will divide

Excellent access; next to Laszki -Lubaczów road. 15 min. to Jaroslaw at the main Krakow - Rzeszow - Przemysl highway; 1 hr to Ukrainian border, 1 1/2 hrs to Slovakia.

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Potentially high earnings :

- over 1500 deeply rooted plants.
- output of approx. 4 kg per plant / up to 1.2 T / ha.
- varieties suitable for hazelnut oil pressing, with 18  linoline acid content, almost twice that of Mediterranean varieties.
- high EU subsidies : up to  910 (E 700) / ha
- the entire area under hazelnuts in Poland is about 150 ha. Entire domestic production : 150-250 T (covers 20-30  of home consumption).