Mustsõstraid kasvatatakse Põhja-Euroopa liikmesriikides, kusjuures ainuüksi Poola annab ELi toodangust 70%. EL on maailma suurim tootja, kolmandates riikides on tootmine suhteliselt piiratud ja ELi imporditavate mustsõstarde kogused on ebaolulised. Tooraine ja pooltoodete hinnad on alates 2003. aastast langenud, tingituna mustsõstarde tootmise kasvust keskmiselt ligi 150 000 tonnilt aastatel 1998–2002 kuni 200 000 tonnini aastatel 2003 ja 2004. Tootmine on saavutanud rekordtaseme, samas kui valmistoiduainete (peamiselt marjadest valmistatud jookide) tarbimises ei ole sellist dünaamilist kasvu olnud ja ekspordivõimalused väljapoole ELi on suhteliselt piiratud. Toote tulusust reguleerib ligikaudu 10–12-aastane tootmistsükkel, mis on tingitud tootjate kalduvusest luua kõrgete hindade ajal uusi istandikke, sillutades seeläbi teed hinna järgnevale langusele.

Blackcurrants are grown in Northern European Member States, with Poland alone representing 70% of EU production. The EU is the world’s largest producer, production in third countries is relatively limited and the EU imports negligible quantities of blackcurrant. Prices of raw material and semi-processed products have collapsed since 2003 due to an increase of production of blackcurrants from almost 150 000 tonnes on average in 1998–2002 to 200 000 tonnes in 2003 and 2004. Production has reached record levels while consumption of the final food products (mainly fruit-based drinks) has not shown a similar dynamism and prospects for exports outside the EU are rather limited. The economy of the product is governed by a production cycle of around 10–12 years generated by the propensity of producers to create new plantations when prices are high, paving the way for a subsequent price collapse.