Growing demand for carrot
Last days there was bigger demand for carrot both at domestic market and for export. Export to Russia is increasing. On Monday, 15th December in the central part of Poland, the price of washed

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (8-14.12.2008)
In the second week of December prices of eating apples remained stable. Prices of red apples, size 70 + and 75 + intended for export were from 0.176 to 0.227 euro/kg. Golden Delicious still

Bigger supply of prunes
In the period of approaching Christmas there is bigger demand for dried fruit. The purchase price of prunes in surroundings of Nowy Sącz is about 1.02 euro/kg for plums with stones. In

Bigger production of mushrooms
According to the latest forecasts IERiGŻ in 2008 there is an upward trend in the production of mushrooms and the production is expected to amount to 210 thousand ton i.e. by about 2.5 % higher

Increase in export of cucumbers
In September 2008 Poland exported about 1000 t of fresh cucumbers, that is about 20 % more than in September of last year. The value of exported cucumbers was about 37 % higher than last year

Further decrease in mushrooms prices
Prices of mushrooms are further decreasing. In małopolskie province the purchase prices of mushrooms in companies delivering them for retails decreased by about 0.10 - 0.13 euro/kg to 1.06 –

Orzechy laskowe przed Świętami
Ceny skupu orzechów laskowych w skorupach w firmach dostarczających je do handlu detalicznego wynoszą w woj. podlaskim 7,50-8,00 zł/kg (w workach 5 kg), a w woj.

Prices of industrial apples slightly went up
On Monday, 1st December in mazowieckie province prices of industrial apples in purchasing centres reached 0.04 euro/kg and were slightly higher than last week. It is the same price what in

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (24-30.11.2008)
The recent week of November on the market of fruits and vegetables didn't differ from the rest of the month. In mazowieckie province the purchase prices of industrial apples remained fixed: 0.026

Will the export of vegetables to eastern markets gather pace?
An export of Polish apples to eastern markets is gathering pace. Will the vegetables follow the apples? At the moment traders are complaining about poor export of vegetables. However everyone is

Brussels sprouts for processing
The purchase prices of Brussels sprout for processing are lower by about 0.08 euro/kg than last year. At the moment the purchase prices in lubelskie and łódzkie provinces is 0.40 euro/kg for

Rising prices of Conference
In małopolskie province the purchase price of Conference pears (70+, in cardboard boxes 6 kg) intended for export is 0.65 euro/kg and is higher by 0.09 euro/kg than last week. The purchase

Dutch mushrooms compete with Polish ones
Polish exporters are complaining about difficulties with the sale of fresh cultivated mushrooms on the western markets. On the west Dutch producers are strong competitors as in the Netherlands

Prices of onion slightly down
Although estimates for this year’s harvests of onion show that the crops will be lower than last year's even by about 20 % (and lower by 14 % than average of years 2001 - 2005) prices of onion

Last cauliflowers on the market
The season of domestic cauliflowers is definitively ending. However some lots of these vegetables from the cold stores are still on the wholesale market. On Monday, 24th November in lubelskie

Purchase prices of carrot for export
In mazowieckie province the purchase price of washed carrot intended for export is 0.13 - 0.14 euro/kg (diameter 30 - 40 mm, 1st class, in mesh bags of 10 kg). In comparison with corresponding

Prices of chives
In małopolskie province the purchase price of chives is 0.18 euro/bunch and the price is about 0.013 – 0.021 euro/bunch higher than in corresponding period 2007. In comparison with last week

Autumn radish
In małopolskie province the purchase price of radish is 0.24 euro/bunch and is about 0.05 euro/bunch higher than in corresponding period last year. The highest purchase price of radish is in

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (17-23.11.2008)
The third week of November together with lower temperature brought some changes in prices of fruit and vegetables. However these changes did not concern the apples. In mazowieckie province the

Chinese cabbage is still very cheap
Prices of the Chinese cabbage have been staying at the low level for a long time and the downward trend didn't still end. On Thursday, 20th November the prices of Chinese cabbage in the central

Export of cultivated mushrooms
According to the newest forecasts IERiGŻ-PIB in the season 2008/2009 upward trend in the export of Polish mushrooms will stay. The export of fresh mushrooms can amount to 130 thousand ton and

Prices of Elstar
The price of apples Elstar variety decreased a little bit as compared to last week. Last week in mazowickie province the purchase price of Elstar 70 mm+ intended for export was 0.17-0.20 euro/kg.

Overripe industrial apples
This year some fruit growers were keeping the apples on the trees too long and a lot of apples are overripe. The processing plants in some areas are complaining about the poor quality of apples.

The end of vegetables harvest
The harvest of vegetables is ending. At the moment prices are stable and this situation should not change in the near future in spite of the lower this year's crop of vegetables. Central

Dutch onion better for peeling
Food processing industry thinks that Polish onion is of poorer quality this year, particularly as regards the size. The summer drought caused that onion was small. Onion for peeling should have