Italy: "Better planning would benefit the whole supply chain".
Sale prices in the current season are 30% to 40% below average, especially for tomatoes and courgettes, and large quantities have gone straight to disposal or, at best, to processing. "Truly

Fruit and vegetable price trends as at 6 February
The cold weather has also led to a jump in cauliflower and artichoke prices. Tarocco oranges are on the rise, with demand focusing on smaller gauges for juicing: first consignments of Washington

Garden Gourmet 99 kcal, it plant-based light
Plant-based meets light: the new Garden Gourmet 99 kcal range hits the shelves. The new range looks to flexitarians looking for plant-based dishes that are quick and easy to prepare, but

Expensive courgettes on the Polish market
The wholesale courgette market in Poland is witnessing a repeat of the situation in the second half of January this year. A sharp drop in the availability of courgette in Spain caused a drastic

Higher prices of imported courgette on the Polish market
In just a few days, the prices of imported courgette have jumped up in the Polish wholesale by almost 56 percent. Currently, the selling prices of this vegetable in the wholesale trade on a larger

More expensive courgettes on the Polish market
This year's trading season for domestic courgette in Poland is very different from last year. Weather conditions have meant that this year the peak in supply was clearly in July, whereas a

Courgette this time cheaper - news from the Polish market
It has been a real price swing. Since the start of the courgette import season, we have had two relatively high price peaks punctuated by a November-December "price bottom". We write

Włochy – problemy z cukinią
Członkini sycylijskiego zgromadzenia regionalnego, Rosanna Cannata, oświadczyła: "Wczoraj rano poszłam sprawdzić okolicę Rosolini i Pachino, gdzie mogłam zauważyć obecność

Wholesale prices of imported courgettes remain relatively high in Poland.
However, consumers still have to take into account the fact that the prices of this vegetable in supermarkets will be high. It is cheaper, but it is certainly not cheap. Current prices are still

Spain: Tomato prices on the rise
The most valued by the market is the Daniela, with almost 0.85 Euro/kilo, followed closely by the Green Daniela and pear tomatoes, both standing at around 0.75 Euro/kilo. At the other end of the

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Growing prices of imported vegetables
 At the moment wholesale price of vegetables  imported from Spain are following: 5.00 PLN (1.15 euro)/5 kg for aubergines and courgettes, 26-28 PLN (5.96-6.42 euro)/5 kg for cucumbers

The end of season for domestic courgettes
Supply of this vegetable is lower. However demand is also low so decrease in supply has not influenced prices.  The producer price is 0.60-0.80 PLN (0.14-0.18 euro)/kg and wholesale price

Increase in courgette’s prices
It also concerns courgettes. It resulted in lower supply of this vegetable and in consequence in prices increase. Lower supply of courgettes has been noted in all producing areas. Wholesale

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (11.10 – 15.10.2010) – vegetables
The first half of October passed and sunny weather was favourable for vegetables harvest. However, relatively low temperatures influenced vegetation of many vegetables e.g. cauliflowers and

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (13.09. – 17.09.2010) – vegetables
Passing summer was exceptionally unfavourable for vegetables. However last week the weather improved and sunny days influenced supply and prices of vegetables. Price of celeriac, for example,

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (14.06 – 18.06.2010) – vegetables
During the third week of June the supply of many vegetables was decreasing. It concerned mainly early cabbage, cauliflowers, broccoli and cucumbers and courgettes. One of the reasons of lower

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (07.06 – 11.06.2010) - vegetables
The second week of June brought an improvement in the weather. There were more sunny days . It resulted in clear increase in the supply of vegetables, but at the end of the week hot weather

Poland: last supply of domestic aubergines and courgettes
The wholesale quantities of aubergines and courgettes are ending. In mazowieckie province the supply of aubergines is very low and courgettes is hardly to buy. The end of the season didn’t

Poland: lower supply of domestic aubergines and courgettes
Due to lower temperatures the supply of domestic aubergines and courgettes is decreasing what results in price increase. On Tuesday, September 29 the price of aubergines, packed in boxes of 5 kg

Poland: prices of courgettes for processing
In processing plants the purchase prices of courgettes are stable. The courgettes intended for cubes are purchased at 0.25 PLN (0.06 euro)/kg. Smaller courgettes intended for slices are purchased

Poland: oversupply of courgettes
This year the supply of courgettes is very big but the demand is lower than in previous years The low demand resulted in strong downward trend in prices of these vegetables. On Tuesday, July 14

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (29.06-05.07.2009)
At the end of June and beginning of July harvests of blackcurrants started. The first prices in purchasing centers aren't too high, from 1.40 to 1.80 PLN (0.37-0.41 euro)/kg, depending on the area

Poland: insufficient supply of courgettes
This year in June the weather adversely affects the vegetation of most vegetables, also courgettes. And the unfavourable weather is the main reason that the supply of courgettes is insufficient.