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.

Potatoes for retail
In Podkarpackie region prices of potatoes packed in 25 kg mesh bags (destined for retail) are 0.35-0.40 PLN (approx. 0.08 euro)/kg. Higher prices of potatoes up to 0.45 PLN (0.10 euro)/kg are in

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.

The organic sector in Poland
The development of organic agriculture in Poland is considered to be very important since it will provide new jobs, encourage the development of rural areas and foster the protection of the

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.

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 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

Import of juices
According to forecasts of IERiGŻ-PIB in season 2008/2009 import of concentrated juices and juices will reduce to 85 thousand t i.e. it will be by about 34 thousand t lower than in the previous

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 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

Prices of apple juice
According to the latest data of Polish Central Statistic Office (GUS) in October 2008 processing plants reduced the price of apple juice by 0.07 PLN (0.017 euro) as compared to the price in

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

Very low export price of apples
According to Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration in June 2008 the export price of apples reached the highest level in 2008 – 0.61 euro/kg. Since July prices have been dropping.

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

Big demand for Golden Delicious
There is big demand for Golden Delicious from foreign recipients but the supply doesn’t meet the demand. That’s why price of Golden Delicious is higher than red apples. On Thursday, 11th

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 apple concentrate
IERiGŻ estimates that in Poland the production of apple concentrate in season 2008/2009 will amount to 215 thousand ton i.e. by about 54 % more than in season 2007 / 2008. The export of

Italian mandarins cheaper than Spanish ones
Together with approaching of Christmas more and more citrus fruit is appearing on the Polish market. Mandarins which are very popular in Poland are imported mainly from Spain and Italy. At the

Bigger export of plums
This year’s twice higher harvests of plums (104 thousand t) resulted in the appreciable increase of the export of these fruits. Additionally the demand from recipients in Germany was higher