Germany the biggest recipient of Polish frozen vegetables
In 2008 the total export of frozen vegetables amounted to 337 thousand t, i.e. almost 10 % more than in 2007. Germany is the biggest recipient of Polish frozen vegetables and in 2008 import to

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (02-08.03.2009)
In the first week of March prices of both domestic vegetables and imported fruit and vegetables were changing. The prices of most products increased. On the contrary the prices of apples intended

Ukraine: customs duty on apples rises
Since Friday, 6 March Ukraine raises the customs duty on apples. The duty will be at level 13%, but in April a next rise is expected. It will result in worsening the profitability of the export

Poland: negative balance of trade in fresh vegetables
According to preliminary data of Analytical Centre of Custom Administration (CAAC), in 2008 the export of fresh vegetables amounted to 498.6 thousand t at value 201.3 million euro. At the same

Export of Polish cooled and frozen raspberries in 2008
According to Analytical Centre of Custom Administration (CAAC) in 2008 Poland exported 32.5 thousand t of cooled raspberries and 45.5 thousand t of frozen raspberries i.e. by over 30 % more than

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (23.02-01.03.2009)
At the end of February one could observe some increase in the export of apples to the east and increase in prices of the majority of imported fruit and vegetables. Prices of domestic vegetables

Chinese cabbage - the most popular for eastern markets
How we already informed, in the current season, the Chinese cabbage is the most popular vegetables in the export to the Eastern markets. On Thursday, 26 February the prices of Chinese cabbage

Apples – increase in demand on eastern markets
Last days one could observe that the eastern recipients were more interested in Polish apples and the volume of export to Ukraine and Russia is increasing. However it concerns only three

Lower export of frozen strawberries
According to preliminary data on export in 2008 Poland exported 85.6 thousand t of frozen strawberries at value 116 million euro. As compared to 2007 the export volume decreased by about 17 %

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (16-22.02.2009)
In the third week of February one could observe slight decrease in prices of red apples intended for export. Price of apples 70 +, in cardboard boxes was from 0.70 PLN (0.15 euro)/kg, the price of

Big stock of frozen strawberries
In the current commercial season there is a great risk that a big stock of frozen strawberries will remain till the next season. Big processing plants informed that that stock of frozen

Will the export to the eastern countries increase in the spring?
All exporters are wondering if the export to the east will increase. Every year at the end of the winter the sales of fruit and vegetables to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic States used to

Price of carrots for export
Last week the purchase prices (in polish zloty) of carrots intended for export didn't change week-on-week. In mazowieckie province the average price was 0.50 PLN (0.10 euro)/kg, in łódzkie

Sandomierski Ogrodniczy Rynek Hurtowy supports local growers
Sandomierski Ogrodniczy Rynek Hurtowy organises selling space for local growers.Open air vendors welcome small retailers as well as consumers. Moreover company represents producers in

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