Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (09-15.02.2009)
The second week of February didn't bring the significant changes in prices of fruit and vegetables. In spite of the further depreciation of zloty it didn’t considerably influence prices of

Prices of Jonagored and Golden slightly increased
Prices (in Polish zloty) of Jonagored (80+) and Golden Delicious (70+) intended for export has been increasing this week. As compared to last week prices increased by about 4 %. In mazowieckie

Export of tomatoes in 2008
In the period from January to November 2008 Poland exported about 81 thousand t of tomatoes. Great Britain and Lithuania were the main recipients of Polish tomatoes (22 % of total export) but in

Export of apples
At the moment in the area of Grójec the export of apples to Russia is at the low level. The prices didn’t change considerably. On Monday, 9 February the price of Idared, 70 + was mainly 0.60

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

Lower demand for Polish apples in Russia
We have already informed that Russian market is saturated with Polish apples at the moment. This week export of red varieties and Idared from the surroundings of Grójec has decreased

Apples: will prices increase?
On the south-east of Poland, already on Sunday it was possible to meet the buyers from Ukraine who offered 0.70 PLN/kg for apples of red varieties and Idared 70 + (price without packaging). Is it

Low prices of apple juice concentrate
Export prices of apple juice concentrate are going down month by month. In November 2008 the price was 0.75 euro/kg and it was the lowest price in the period January - November 2008. Compared to

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (26.01-01.02.2009)
The last week of January passed. Average prices both apples and domestic vegetables remained rather stable. Fluctuation in prices was minimal (1-3 %) and resulted from changing lower or upper

Apples – export at record level?
One couldn't see such queues of lorries to Customs Offices for a long time. More and more apples are exported to the East but the prices remain stable at low level. However the growing export

Bananas: import forecast between January and March 2009
At the present the import of bananas is in its high season. In next months the following countries will be the leading exporters of bananas to Poland: Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, and from

Lower export of frozen strawberries
According to Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) between January and November 2008 Poland exported 74.2 thousand t of frozen strawberries at value 100.9 million euro. It

Imported leeks on the market
On the Polish market imported leeks already appeared and their price is comparable with the price of domestic leeks. Such offer appeared thanks to declines in prices of leeks in exporting

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.

Idared - similar prices across Poland
Idared is still the most popular apple variety for export. On Monday it's purchase price in all regions of Poland was similar. The price of apples 70 + was about 0.63 PLN (0.146 euro)/kg. The

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (12-18.01.2009)
The Orthodox holidays passed and the export of apples to the East speeded up but the price didn’t change. The average price of red apples size 7 + was 0.85 PLN (0.20 euro)/kg with packaging.

Jonagold for export
In mazowieckie province the purchase price of Jonagold 60 + in boxes of 13 kg intended for export is stable and last week it was 0.45 PLN (0.106 euro)/kg. The purchase price of Jonagold 70 + and

Pears for export
Last week in mazowieckie province the purchase price of pears Conference 55 + intended for export was 2.75 PLN (0.65 euro)/kg and pears 65 + - 3.00 PLN (0.71 euro)/kg. From the beginning of

Prices of apples are still stable
On the market there are still many apples from ordinary stores. These apples are of poorer quality and they are cheaper. The price of red varieties is 0.50 PLN (0.12 euro)/kg without the package.

Prices of carrots for export
Last week in trading companies in mazowieckie province the average purchase price of washed carrot intended for export was 0.55-0.65 PLN (0.136-0.161 euro)/kg and was by about 3 % higher than

Prices of apples for export
On Monday, 12 December in fruit cooperatives in surroundings of Kalisz prices of Golden Delicious were 1.50 PLN (0.37 euro)/kg for layered apples. Price of Idared size 70 + was 0.87 PLN (0.216

Overview of Poland's Booming Food Processing Sector
6 Jan - The food processing and catering industries in Poland are increasingly interested in importing processed fruits and vegetables and baking ingredients such as baking mixes and fats. There

Big chill causing major headaches
Unusually heavy snowfall has led to disruption for a number of transport and logistics operators as well as fresh produce traders.Major snowfall and extremely low temperatures across Europe have

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (5-11.01.2009)
The weather was recently the most important factor affecting the trade and prices on the market of fruit and vegetables. The heavy frost affected both the supply and turnover on the market. The

First apples from CA storage
First lots of apples from CA storage already appeared on the market. The expected price of such apples is 1.30 PLN(0.32 euro)/kg with packaging but if the buyers will be ready to pay so much? On