Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (17-23.08.2009)
The half of August passed and on the market of fruit one can observe very low purchase prices. On the market of fresh vegetables there is low supply of cauliflowers, broccoli, cabbage and

Poland: very low prices of industrial apples
Although the current supply of industrial apples is low, prices are also low due to rather little demand. In mazowieckie province, in the area of big apples production (Grójec) the purchase

Russia needs Polish apples
A supply of apples of early varieties Paula Red and Delicates is growing. On the Russian market the demand for Polish apples is also increasing but export is not as high as it could be. Price of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (10-16.08.2009)
The second decade of August started and many fruit growers started worrying about prices of industrial apples. Prices of industrial apples are low – 0.12-0.16 PLN (0.03-0.04 euro)/kg in

Poland: low supply of apples Paula Red
As it was for apples of Early Geneva variety, the supply of apples Paula Red in the area of Grójec isn’t big. The lower supply of apples is a result of adverse weather conditions and

Poland: growing supply of early varieties apples
The end of the first decade of August brought the increase in the supply of apples of varieties of Paula red and Delikates on the domestic market, but also apples intended for export. On Monday,

Poland: forecast on the purchase price of industrial apples
A next part of conflict between fruit farmers and processing industry over the purchase price of industrial apples is gearing up. Polish Association of Juices Producers estimates that the purchase

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (03-09.08.2009)
The beginning of August didn't bring great changes in the price situation on the fruit market. The sour cherries season for fruit farmers is lost; the purchase prices of sour cherries are stable

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (27.07-02.08.2009)
The end of July, how one could expect, didn't bring an increase in purchase prices of sour cherries. The prices at level 0.50 – 0.60 PLN (0.12-0.14 euro)/kg are catastrophic for fruit farmers.

Poland: purchase of industrial apples
The purchase of industrial apples started a week ago. Early varieties of apples with bigger acidity are a valuable element of apple juice concentrate. Purchase prices are stable at the level

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (20-26.07.2009)
The third decade of July brought next decrease in purchase prices sour cherries. At the end of last week in surroundings of Sandomierz the purchase price of sour cherries for freezing was only

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (13-19.07.2009)
The purchase of strawberries for processing already finished and now the processing plants are buying raspberries, currants. They also started purchasing of sour cherries and of course fruit

Poland: the purchase of early apples
In mazowieckie province exporting companies were buying Early Geneva apples (70 mm+) at price 1.50 PLN (0.35 euro)/kg last week. However in podlaskie province the price of apples intended for

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (06-12.07.2009)
The harvest of strawberries is ending, at the moment the strawberries are being picked in the north-western part of Poland. Last week one could observe the decreasing supply of strawberries what

Poland: high increase in prices of greenhouse cucumbers
At the end of last week prices of greenhouse cucumbers much increased. On the market one can observe the decreasing supply of these vegetables. On Friday, July 10 prices of long cucumbers

Poland: domestic red pepper already on the market
Domestic red pepper already appeared on the Polish market, however the supply is not big. On Tuesday, July 7, in mazowieckie province, in the area of big production (Przytyk) the price of red

Poland: growing supply of green pepper
A few sunny days in the end of June caused that more green pepper growing in mazowieckie province appeared on the market. On Tuesday, the price of green pepper packed in cartons 5 kg was 2.50 PLN

Poland: increasing supply of domestic sweet peppers
The supply of domestic sweet peppers isn’t still very big but there are more and more of peppers on the market. One can expect that the supply especially of green peppers will considerably

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (15-21.06.2009)
In the third week of June prices of fresh fruit and vegetables didn't change much. Only prices of tomatoes decreased considerably and on the contrary prices of apples increased much. The stocks

Poland: the end of export season of Polish apples
Apples stocks in CA are already small. Despite the record crops of apples in 2008 it wasn't difficult to sell apples during passing season. But the price of apples was record low. At the moment,

Poland: Przytyk – the area of sweet peppers production
In the area of Przytyk (mazowieckie province) the purchase of early Chinese cabbage is ending and the harvest of sweet peppers is starting. Surroundings of Przytyk is one of the biggest

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (08-14.06.2009)
In the second week of June the weather was still unfavourable for growth of fruit and vegetables. Rains and relatively low temperatures adversely affected the supply and prices first of all

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (01-07.06.2009)
In the first week of June the weather was the most crucial factor having the impact on prices of fruit and vegetables. Long lasting rainfalls and cold weather adversely affected the growth of many

Poland: domestic broccoli already on the market
Despite the cold weather, the first small quantities of domestic broccoli appeared on the market. So far one can buy broccoli in the southern Poland, where the harvest started first. On

Poland: decreasing demand for strawberries
The cold weather at the beginning of June resulted in decreasing demand for dessert strawberries. In hot days the demand for strawberries would be much higher. Moreover the rainy weather