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.

Orzechy laskowe – I połowa stycznia 2009 r.
90 proc. całego wolumenu orzechów laskowych sprowadzanych do Polski pochodzi z Turcji. W okresie od 1/1/2009 do połowy tego miesiąca import orzechów laskowych z tego kraju wyniósł 4,5

Lower crops of carrots – higher prices?
Since the beginning of the year the prices of washed carrots increased already to the average level 1.10 PLN (0.26 euro)/kg. As we already informed at such price the import of Dutch carrot is

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

Afrykańska dżuma u rosyjskich świń
"Rzeczpospolita" informuje, że na dwóch fermach świń w Stawropolu wykryto dżumę afrykańską. Na razie padło 170 zwierząt.Specjaliści rosyjskiej służby weterynaryjnej potwierdzili

Chicory on the market
Chicory is especially popular in the winter and spring periods before the early vegetables appear on the market. On the wholesale markets in Białystok and Elbląg the price of domestic chicory

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

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

Reduced production of lettuce
A winter is a period when domestic production of lettuce is reduced. High production costs result in high purchase prices of lettuce. Import of lettuce is much more profitable because of lower

Import of fruit
According to forecasts of IERiGŻ-PIB import of oranges in season 2008/2009 will be the biggest in the period of five last years and it will amount to 123 thousand t at value 61 million euro.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (22.12.2008 – 04.01.2009)
During the last decade of December, pre-Christmas period was of course the most important for trade. In 2008, differently than usually, before Christmas there was not a big increase of sales of

Import of fresh fruit and vegetables
In the period January-September 2008 import of fresh fruit amounted to 817.8 thousand t against 896.7 thousand t in 2007. A total value of purchased fruit was 664.8 million euro against 589.5

Import of processed fruit and vegetables
Between January and September 2008 Poland imported 195.4 thousand t of processed fruit and 170.0 thousand t of processed vegetables. For comparison last year’s import of processed fruit and

Export of Polish fruit
In the period January – September 2008 Poland exported 383.7 thousand t of fresh fruit. It is about 172.5 thousand t less than in 2007. The reason of such situation is the very low last year's

Prices of frozen sour cherries
In the past harvest season of soft fruit the fruit growers complained about low purchase prices sour cherries. According to the latest data of Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration

Higher export of tinned sweet corn
According to the latest data of Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) since January till September 2008 Polish export of tinned sweet corn amounted to 1.7 thousand t at value

Wzrost światowego spożycia orzechów
Przewiduje się, że światowa konsumpcja orzechów laskowych będzie w tym sezonie wyższa niż przed rokiem. W sezonie 2008/2009 wzrośnie z 764,3 tys. ton do 845,9 tys. ton.

Lower export of sauerkraut
From January to September 2008 Poland exported 8.6 thousand t of sauerkraut. In the same period 2007 export of sauerkraut amounted to 12.2 thousand t. The export price of sauerkraut decreased.

Iceberg lettuce is going down
Imported vegetables generally are becoming more expensive but not Iceberg lettuce. Recently cheaper iceberg lettuces have been delivered from Spain and their prices on Polish market decreased.

Oranges more expensive
According to preliminary data of Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) in the period from January to September 2008 Poland imported 83 556 t of oranges at the value 46.9

"Z ekologią na co dzień" - finał konkursu
Podsekretarz stanu Marian Zalewski uczestniczył w jubileuszowej uroczystości finałowej, X edycji ogólnopolskiego konkursu dla szkół rolniczych i pokrewnych pt. „Z ekologią na co

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (15-21.12.2008)
In the third week of December prices of apples for export remained stable. The price (without packaging) of red varieties, size 7 +, was from 0.40 PLN (0.097 euro)/kg. There are a lot of apples