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

Poland: further increase in apples prices
Demand for Polish apples is growing but due to the heavy frost many fruit growers do not open cold stores. The purchase centers increase prices to encourage producers to sell apples. Since the

Poland: increase in apples prices
From the beginning of the year one can observe growing demand for apples intended for export what results in increase in prices (within two weeks prices rose by 0.10 PLN (0.025 euro)/kg). Apples

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (11-17.01.2010)
Second half of January has started and in Russia and Ukraine holiday season has ended. Apples growers hope that export will grow considerably. But so far prices of apples remained stable. The

Poland: phenomenon of Idared
Idared is ideal apples variety as regards transport condition. Apples of this variety are resistant to bruising, cold and long journeys, and at the same time are quite tasty and nicely

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 (21 - 31.12.2009)
In the last decade of December the most important for the trade was as usual period just before Christmas. On the wholesale markets one could observe bigger sales and prices of some domestic

Poland: prices of apples stable at the low level
Apples producers and exporters are waiting for January and reduction in customs duty on apples in Russia. They hope that export of apples will much increase after Orthodox Christmas. So far

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (15 - 20.12.2009)
On the market one can observe growing sales of fruit and vegetables before coming Christmas. Fruit growers expect that at the begging of 2010 export of apples to Russia, will be considerably

Poland: apples still very cheap
Stagnation in trade in apples results in decrease in their prices on the domestic market. This week in łódzkie province the purchase price is 1.00-1.30 PLN (0.24-0.31 euro)/kg, while last week

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (7 - 13.12.2009)
In the second week of December prices of domestic fruit and vegetables did not change. Exports of apples to Ukraine is not large enough to cause the increase in their prices. The price of red

Poland: apples producers wait for export from January
Only large export to Russia may result in increase of apples price. So far price of red varieties, size 70 + are from 0.40 to 0.60 PLN (0.095-0.14 euro)/kg (prices without packaging). Golden

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: increase in apples export to Ukraine
Exports of apples is increasing. From 1 December, after decrease in customs duty, more apples are exported to Ukraine. Bigger export to Russia should start from 1 January, when customs duty are

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (23 - 29.11.2009)
Last week of November the market of fruit and vegetables remained rather stable. The prices of industrial apples remained stable 0.15 – 0.16 PLN (0.036-0.038 euro)/kg in purchasing centers and

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (16-22.11.2009)
On the market of fresh fruit and vegetables the third week of November passed without big changes. The price of apples, both industrial and dessert remained low. Despite the end of harvest of

Poland: slightly bigger demand for Polish apples in Russia
On the Russian market the supply of domestic apples is decreasing and as a result one can observe growing interest in imported fruit, also from Poland. However till the end of the year the

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (09-15.11.2009)
In the second week of November the prices of apples, both dessert and industrial did not changed. As the export is very low, the prices of apples are also still very low. The producer price for

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (02-08.11.2009)
At the beginning of November the harvest of apple ends, the supply of industrial apples is usually higher and their prices falls. And last week the price of industrial apples decreased. However

Poland: Golden Delicious cheaper than last year
The first lots of Golden Delicious appeared on the wholesale market but prices are rather low – only to 0.80 PLN (0.19 euro)/kg. Last year in the corresponding time the price of these apples

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (26.10-01.11.2009)
The apple harvest is slowly ending. Prices are still stable. The prices of apples for export, size 70+, packed into cartons are from 0.60 to 0.90 PLN (0.14-0.21 euro)/kg depending on the area of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (18.10-25.10.2009)
Last week prices of most fruit and vegetables remained stable or changed only slightly. This time of the year prices of vegetable change only slightly and bigger changes concern only such

Poland: prices of apples
The prices of apples intended for export are stable. In south and south-east of Poland prices of such varieties as Shampion or Rubin, which not well tolerate longer storage, remain at 0.40 - 0.50

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (11-18.10.2009)
Last week the prices of apples, both the dessert and the industrial ones remained stable. The purchase price of industrial apples was 0.14 - 0.17 PLN (0.033-0.04 euro)/kg in purchasing centers and

Poland: no changes in apples market
So far prices of apples remains low. The purchase prices of apples intended for export start from 0.35 PLN (0.083 euro)/kg, but hardly anyone wants to sell their apples for this price. On