Decrease in tomatoes prices
Prices of tomatoes are decreasing. At the beginning of the week prices were following 11-12 PLN (2.77-3.02 euro)/6 kg for B size and 13-15 PLN (3.27-3.78 euro)/6 kg for BB size. The current price

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (27.09 – 01.10.2010) – vegetables
At the end of September price trends for many vegetables remained stable. However a few days with unfavourable weather again caused difficulties with the harvest of some vegetables. Due to high

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (22.02 – 28.02.2010)
Last week one could observe many changes on the apples market. In one production area prices decreased while in another area increased. Generally trade companies purchased considerably less apples

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (25.01 – 31.01.2010)
Last week one could observe a slight increase in the prices of apples, however it is due to the beginning of purchase of apples from cold stores, and not real price growth. Prices of apples from

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (18-24.01.2010)
Prices of apples for processing remained stable. In purchasing centers the price was 0.15 PLN (0.037 euro)/kg and in processing plants - 0.18 – 0.19 PLN (0.044-0.47 euro)/kg. The supply of such

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (04 – 10.01.2010)
Last week the weather was probably one of the most important factors influencing the situation on the wholesale market of fruit and vegetables. Due to frost and snow the trade and transport were

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (30.11 – 6.12.2009)
The beginning of December one could finally observe bigger export of apples, mainly due to lower customs duty in Ukraine. However, the supply of apples is high and their prices did not increase

Poland: import of fresh vegetables in April 2009
According to Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration in April 2009 Poland imported 33.3 thousand t of fresh vegetables at value 28.6 million euro. Compared to April 2008 the volume of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (14-19.04.2009)
The week after Easter started with low movement on the fruit and vegetable markets. Turnover was low and prices were stable. However at the end of the week the movement was bigger and the

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (09-15.03.2009)
In the second week of March, on the market of fresh fruit and vegetables, one could observe similar trends as at the beginning of the month. As regards the export of apples it was stable prices at

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (02-08.02.2009)
The beginning of February didn't bring the winter to Poland. At the end of the first week of February the weather is rather like in early spring. Such weather influences the market of domestic

Import of vegetables in 2008
Between January and October 2008 import of fresh vegetables amounted to 290.7 thousand t at value 202.4 million euro and import of canned vegetables amounted to 131 thousand t at value 118.9

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (19-25.01.2009)
In mazowieckie province the prices (in Polish zloty) of apples, both industrial and eating, didn't change. The purchase price of industrial apples was 0.10 – 0.12 PLN (0.023-0.027 euro)/kg.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (10-16.11.2008)
On the market of fresh fruit and vegetables the consecutive week of November passed uneventfully without price changes. Prices of industrial apples stayed at the low and stable level. In the

Warm autumn caused lower import of vegetables
There are many vegetables on the Polish market and their prices are stable and low. One of the reasons of such situation is a warm autumn enabling good growth of vegetables. This situation

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (3.-9.11.2008)
On the market of fresh fruit and vegetables prices still remain stable. The first week of November didn't see great changes.The average prices of industrial apples were staying at level 0.027

Very low prices of tomatoes
On Tuesday, August 12th one could buy domestic greenhouse tomatoes at wholesale price 0.30 EUR/kg. Even though at the moment many domestic tomatoes are available on the market, it is hard to say

Lower prices of imported tomatoes in 2008
In 2007 average price of imported tomatoes was 1.09 EUR/kg. During first four months of 2007 this price was higher and was at the level of 1.20 EUR/kg. In comparison with the same period of this

Upward trend in production of ketchup and tomato pastes
Domestic production of ketchup and tomato pastes has been increasing systematically since accessing Poland to the EU in 2004. According to forecasts for 2008 production can reach 110 thousand tons

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse
Prices of dessert strawberries were relatively stable last week but depending on the quality they ranged from 0,74 to 1,33 EUR/kg. ‘Marmolada’ strawberries of first class were reaching the

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse
Increase of prices for all fruit and vegetables was expected last week whereas e.g. prices of tomatoes were deeply decreasing. On the markets imported tomatoes at low price ( 3.23 EUR/box, size B)