Polish and Spanish officials take down gang hiding drugs in fruit and vegetable shipments
Law enforcement officials in Spain and Poland have taken down an international drug trafficking organization, suspected of bringing vast amounts of drugs into Poland, hidden in shipments of fruits

Polish strawberries in Biedronka shops. How to become a supplier?
A key element of the Biedronka chain's strategy is to source fruit and vegetables grown in Poland. They account for more than 90% of the chain's annual sales in these categories. In addition, in

The Sicilian blood orange boosts communication
Communicate well to grow better. This was the aim of the workshop 'The successful communication of Italian PDO PGI fruit and vegetables' held at Macfrut 2023, organised by ISMEA in cooperation

“Berries cannot be sold or transited – the exports of frozen berries are frozen”
The Polish government has banned the imports of Ukrainian agricultural products until at least June 30, 2023. The imports of cereals, milk, eggs, meat, and honey, as well as fresh and processed

“Berries cannot be sold or transited – the exports of frozen berries are frozen”– Taras Bashtannyk, UHA
The Polish government has banned the imports of Ukrainian agricultural products until at least June 30, 2023. The imports of cereals, milk, eggs, meat, and honey, as well as fresh and processed

Russian embargo alters Poland’s produce outlook
How is the Polish fresh produce industry holding up against the many challenges we continue to see at the start of 2023? Mirosław Maliszewski: The Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the first stage of

Supply gaps imminent for California spring vegetables following record rains
Gaps are on their way. That’s the conclusion following California’s continued rains and their effect on the spring row vegetable crops. “There have been short-term challenges, such as

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 13 February
Growing fruit and vegetable prices in general, especially cauliflower. For oranges, demand is still for red-fleshed varieties. The availability of purple Romanesco artichokes is increasing.

Record high prices for cauliflower in Poland
Due to a combination of many factors, the supply of imported vegetables on the Polish market, especially in winter, has dropped sharply, EastFruit project analysts report with reference to the

Polish importer makes tomato investments in Romania
The Polish company Citronex, one of the largest importers and distributors of bananas in Europe is developing their activities in Romania. The investment of 50Ha greenhouse for tomato production

Strawberries still better than expected on the Polish market
The trade campaign for domestic fresh strawberries in Poland enters the last decade of June and thus begins its summer phase (calendar-wise, as we have had thermal summer for several days). This

Weather has stopped the price trend for strawberries on the Polish market
The last few days have brought waves of cold air over Poland and temperatures have been dropping below zero in places since Monday. The meteorological services report that on Tuesday night the

Belarus restores pear imports from Poland
From 27 April this year Belarus has restored the possibility of supplying some EU fruits and vegetables since 27 April this year. As far as fruits are concerned, besides apples, pears are on the

Will there be too few apples at the end of the season in Poland?
The last week of April brought a fundamental change in the situation on the Polish apple market. There was an air of optimism among fruit growers. Wholesale prices of domestic apples started to

Apple exports from Poland 2021/2022 (August-February)
According to the latest CSO data, Poland's apple exports in February 2022 are up on those in January this year. Cumulative exports in the 2021/2022 season also remain higher than in the

Strawberries still expensive on the Polish market
Prices of imported to Poland fresh strawberries in the second half of the twelfth week of this year were clearly falling on the wholesale market. This was the second such decline in March,

Withdrawal of desert apples in Poland with redirecting them to processing?
There is still no decision on whether to withdraw dessert apples from the Polish market, even though the situation in the apple sector is very difficult. Instead, new speculation on this subject

Apple exports from Poland 2021/2022 (August-January)
Poland's January 2022 apple exports, according to the latest CSO data, were lower than those of December in the previous two seasons. However, growth was maintained year-on-year, both in terms

There is still a lot of Idared apples in Poland, but price records are far away
According to the latest data from WAPA, stocks of Idared apples in Poland stood at 220,000 tonnes at the beginning of February this year. This is obviously a lot, 20 thousand tonnes more than a

Buy apples - List of 120+ major buyers of dessert apples in Poland
  A list of 160 contacts to companies purchasing dessert apples in Poland, together with www, e-mail and telephone addresses of persons and departments responsible for purchasing fresh

Belarus introduces embargo on the supply of food products
Belarus is introducing its sanctions from January 1, 2022, reports PAP based on reports by Belarusian News Agency BelTa.  The Belarusian embargo is a response to sanctions introduced by