Russian importers raise imports of Polish apples
Growers say of higher sales rates of Idared variety, while a week ago the demand for those apples was moderate. Polish importers also actively purchase Jonagold, Gloster, Ligol, Golden Delicious,

Lack of iceberg lettuce
We have bad news from Spain and Italy. Warm weather causes worse conditions of vegetation and decreases production. Everything indicates that there will be less vegetables on tha European market.

Challenging but rosy future for soft fruit
Robert Verloop of Naturipe, kicked off with a vision for the future of the softfruit sector and the challenges in the sector. Firstly softfruit should follow the example of Coca Cola with the

Berries of Ukraine Conference moves to Vinnytsia!
Last year’s edition was successfully held in Mykolaiv and gathered record high number of participants. For the year 2014, the organizers decided to hold the conference in another large berry

Firma z Obrazowa: kupię kapustę pekińską
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Export of pears ends
Season of export ended. Export companies were trying to buy fruits on the turn of March and April but with no result. The supply is low and those who have any stock want to sell fruits on the

Spain: First melons on the market
April is the beginning of melons season. First fruits are already on the market. The earliest variety is Galia which is one of most popular in Europe. Melons are grown in Almeria. Good weather

Spain exported 266,408 tonnes of strawberries in 2013
Compared to 2012, export volumes have dropped by around 7%, while their value has fallen by approximately 10.5%. Of the production exported, 85% (225,463 tonnes) were grown in the province of

More active exports provoke jump in white cabbage prices in Poland
Last week Polish farmers said of lack of a seasonal increase in white cabbage prices due to low demand in the internal market and externally. Before the weekend they were ready to sell white

Firma z Maciejowic koło Grójca: kupię jabłka
                Firma kupi jabłka odmian: Ligol, Gala, Gloster, Szampion, Idared oraz Red Jonaprince w jakości exportowej, gotówka lub

Russia: lower demand for Moldovan apples
 Due to that, Moldovan farmers have not managed to raise export prices of apples yet, despite closer end of the season. “Apple exports to Russia are not high for the present. Furthermore,

Polish apple market on the verge of supply glut
“Those growers that managed to finish their apple sales campaign before the start of 2014 or in early January (before Maidan events) can consider themselves rather lucky”, Polish producers

Lots of Spanish strawberries on the Polish market
Polish producers are afraid of crops due to the weather. Spanish ones have problems with a bumper harvest. Exceptionally good weather conditions in Spain are the reason of very high supply of

Spain: 30% reduction in the production of Iceberg lettuce
Murcia recorded the warmest winter since 2007 with the highest temperatures in Spain, to 27.2 ° C. These mild temperatures have led to an advance of 15 days in production throughout the last 3

Poland: Lower prices of broccoli
The lowest level prices reached on 20th of February. In a week following that day broccoli were available on the Polish wholesale market at the price of 1.50 PLN / piece. Supermarkets offered

Poland: export of chinese cabbage
Of course Polish Chinese cabbage is imported to the Western Europe but current situation is quite specific. Supply of Chinese cabbage in Holland is low. This is why Dutch importers buy Polish one

Export going to be better
Currently situation on the market is as good as at the turn of January and March when demand was high as well as prices. Conflict between Russian Federation and EU last but traders

EU to ban Indian mangoes, vegetables
The prohibition, which goes into effect in May, covers mangoes, aubergines, the taro plant and two types of gourd. These represent less than 5 per cent of the bloc’s fresh fruit and vegetable

Poland: export is doing well
Total value of sold goods came to EUR 714,6 mln towards to EUR 621,8 mln in 2012. Also export of processed fruits was bigger - 828,2 thousand tons towards to 772,5 thousand tons at the cost of

Poland: apples of smaller sizes in higher demand
As a result, it will be more difficult for Polish companies to compete with domestic produce in Russia. Taking that into account, Polish exporters now prefer to purchase less expensive apples of

Ukrainian fresh produce price index down due to problems with exports to Russia
“A decrease in the fresh produce price index is connected with a sharp fall in prices of greenhouse vegetables, which were registered due to growing outputs and problems with exports to the

Demand for Chinese cabbage starts to go up in Poland
Due to low export rates and enough amount of this kind of vegetables on the domestic market of Poland, prices for Chinese cabbage remain quite stable since February 2014. This week Russian

Berries of Ukraine Conference moves to Vinnytsia!
Last year’s edition was successfully held in Mykolaiv and gathered record high number of participants. For the year 2014, the organizers decided to hold the conference in another large berry

Russia closes borders for Ukrainian goods
Ukrainian transport companies say that vehicles with Ukrainian goods cannot receive customs permit at Russian stations without giving any reason for that. “Vehicles simply go back to the

Bookings surge for ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA
Hong Kong, 18 March 2014 – Stands for ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA 2014 are selling rapidly, with reserved exhibition space up by almost 30 per cent on the same stage last year. Asia’s premier