Lower crops of carrots
Companies buying the carrots are signalling that the summer drought affected worse cropping of these vegetables this year. The rains in later period a little bit improved the growth of carrots but

Poland import more and more vegetables
According to statistical data Poland import more and more fresh vegetables, especially in the winter and spring periods. In 2007 the import of the white and red cabbages amounted to 4.4 thousand

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (22-28.09.2008)
The fourth week of September is a period of relative stability of prices especially on the vegetables market. Of course apples still remain the main topic. Prices of industrial apples in

Crops of vegetables in 2008
The Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS) published on its website "Preliminary results of assessing of main crops in 2008". This document contains data among others about potatoes, field

Crops of fruit in 2008
The Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS) published on its website "Preliminary results of assessing of main crops in 2008". This document contains data among others about potatoes, field

Purchase prices of celeries are stable
In spite of the rainy weather, causing disrupting the regularity of deliveries, the purchase prices of root vegetables almost didn't change in comparison with last week. The average purchase price

Great success of the Conference Fresh Market 2008
On 19 September 2008 the Conference Fresh Market 2008 was held at Mazurkas Conference Centre in Ożarów Mazowiecki. 260 participants took part in the meeting. They established new trade

Will the bad weather influence the quality of onion?
The constant rainfall in many regions of Poland causes that the harvest of many vegetables is difficult. It concerns among others onion and it will probably influence its quality. During the

Cauliflowers: the lack of wholesale volumes
Because of the unfavourable weather conditions it is difficult to buy the wholesale amounts of cauliflowers. Some producers don’t offer cauliflowers at the moment. The lack of cauliflowers on

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (15-21.09.2008)
The prices of apples stayed of course the most important issue in the third week of September. The guaranteed purchase price 0.084 EUR/kg is paid only for the raw material of perfect quality. In

Russian Minister of Agriculture in Poland
Russian Minister of Agriculture Aleksey Gordijew is visiting Poland. On a press conference which took place during the Polagra Food Fair in Poznań, the minister Gordijew announced the

Price of soup vegetables on the wholesale markets
In Rzeszów price of the bunch of soup vegetables was only 0.30 EUR. In Łódź the price fluctuated from 0.39 to 0.48 EUR/bunch. In Lublin soup vegetables cost 0.48 EUR/bunch, in Poznań 0.45 -

The origin of the product is important for consumers
Results of conducted questionnaire surveys on the all-Polish attempt showed that for more than 40 percent of our citizens it was important that fruit and vegetables which they are buying have

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (8-14.09.2008)
Last week the agreement on purchase prices of apples for processing was reached. A guaranteed price is 0.28 zloty/kg (about 0.083 EUR/kg) for apples delivered to the plant, but only four

Prices of beetroots on local markets in świętokrzyskie province
On the local markets in świętokrzyskie province, similarly to all Poland, prices of field vegetables have been decreasing due to the growing supply. In the first week of September on the

FH Ceres – the next exhibitor of the conference Fresh Market 2008
The circle of exhibitors of the conference Fresh Market 2008 was enlarged by the company FH Ceres. This company has been acting on the Polish market from 2002. FH Ceres offers fresh and

Increase in production costs of vegetables
According to examinations carried out by IERiGŻ-PIB production costs of vegetables grow in Poland very dynamically. The average height of production costs of vegetables in five last years

Positive balance in vegetables trade
According to data of Analytical Centre of Customs Administration, in June 2008 Poland exported 31.2 thousand ton of fresh vegetables at value 17.6 million EUR. In this period import of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (1-7.09.08)
In the first week of September on the market of fruit and vegetables there weren’t the significant fluctuations in prices. A turning point in the dispute over purchase prices of apples for

Poland: big producer of vegetables
According to the newest rankings Poland, is of the largest European producers of vegetables. The average annual production of vegetables in five last years amounted to 6.5 million t particularly

Broccoli once more
When we have already informed the demand for broccoli for processing in Poland is increasing. These vegetables are more and more popular component of deep-frozen vegetables mixes. TVP informed

Demand for broccoli for processing
The demand for broccoli for deep-freezing much increased last years. Processing plants use broccoli also for deep-frozen vegetables mixes. At present purchase prices of broccoli in the majority

Weekly summary - fresh-market.pl price analyse (25-31.08.2008)
The consecutive week of August was marked by protests of fruit growers at low purchase prices of apples. The agreement wasn't achieved and blockades of processing plants are being continued. Low

Two low consumption of apples in Poland
Consumption of apples in Poland, even though quite high (about 20 kg/person), is much lower than e.g. in Germany (25-30 kg/person) or in the Netherlands (about 35 kg/person). For reaching the

Weekly summary - fresh-market.pl price analyse (18-24.08.2008)
In the third week of August, purchase prices of apples for processing were still the most important. Fruit growers didn't come to agreement with processing plants and price of apples purchase