Rhubarb for processing
This week processing plants have started purchasing rhubarb for deep freezing. Price of product delivered to the plant was 0.21 EUR/kg. Such price was offered by processing plants in several

Prices of lettuce in Łódzkie province
This week purchase price of lettuce have decreased by 6 % to 0.18 – 0.21 EUR/piece. At the markets prices of lettuce (packed in 10 pieces box) are at level of 0.20 – 0.29 EUR/piece. In

Forecast of potatoes crops
The forecast of crops of potatoes prepared by IAFE-NRI (ZEO-IERiGŻ-PIB) shows these crops will be lower than previous ones by 10% at least. For few years production of potatoes has been reducing

Cucumbers on the market
Prices of cucumbers deeply decreased on the markets in Świętokrzyskie province. At the market in Opatów prices range from 0.89 – 1.33 EUR/kg while last week prices were 1.63 – 2.07 EUR/kg.

Turkish grapefruit most popular
During first two months of 2008 Poland imported 6 000 tons of grapefruit valued at 4.3 million EUR. On the Polish market grapefruit from Turkey, USA and Spain are the most popular. Turkey

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse
Last week price of domestic greenhouse tomatoes increased and production was insufficient. However on 16th May price deeply decreased and further decrease is expected.Big supply of early cabbages

High price of rhubarb
This week prices of rhubarb slightly decreased and current price is lower by 0.01 EUR/kg in comparison with that of last week. However average purchase price of rhubarb to be supplied fresh to the

Rise of pineapples import
According to CAAC in January and February 2008 Poland imported 1729 tons of fresh pineapples valued at 1202 thousand EUR. In the same period of last year volume of import was 1429 tons valued at

Processing plants decreased prices of cultivated mushrooms
This week some processing plants in Podlasie region decreased purchase price of cultivated mushrooms. Price of mushrooms class A decreased from 1.24 EUR/kg to 1.18 EUR/kg. Current price of

Early Chinese cabbages
On the domestic market and in wholesale trade early Chinese cabbages are available. Trade companies are selling cabbages (packed in carton 8 kg) at price 0.44 – 0.50 EUR/kg. Last week prices

Purchasing of apples for processing at low level
Purchasing of apples for industrial purpose is low in the spring. Processing plants paid an excessive price in the autumn last year and now most of them are not buying. In Łódzkie province price

First strawberries of the season
First strawberries growing under protection appeared at the purchasing centres. In Małopolskie province price was 1.77 EUR/kg. During the same period of last year price was 3.79 EUR/kg but

Will casual labour from Ukraine come to Poland?
Last season for picking strawberries Polish producers paid 0.30 – 0.44 EUR/chip basket. On the well cultivated plantation, working 10-12 hours a day worker could get even 53 EUR. In Ukraine

Lower demand for domestic leeks
Preliminary data prepared by CAAC shows drop in export level of domestic leeks in January and February 2008. In those months 89 tons of leeks valued at 45 thousand EUR were exported. It was

Parsley: good quality, high prices
At the local wholesale market in Opatów prices of parsley ranged from 0.88 to 1.47 EUR/kg. Higher price is obtained for uniform, washed, good quality parsley. In Sandomierz prices are 0.88 –

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse
From 5 to 9th of May decline in prices of early cabbages growing under protection was noted. Volumes of cabbages is rising and quality is sufficient. Cabbages are 0.8 – 1.2 kg in weight and have

Beans price without surprise
During last week price of beans were stable. In Małopolskie province price of white beans was about 1.00 EUR/kg, in Podkarpackie province 0.93 – 1.48 EUR/kg and in the area of Białystok about

First sorrel of the season
In Podlaskie province trade companies are purchasing sorrel (packed in plastic bag 250 g) at price 1.50 PLN/bag.Demand is high as a result of good quality. Prices are at the same level as last

Green onions with leaves very cheap
In Małopolskie province price of green onions with leaves is 0.50 PLN/bunch – it is lower by 0.20 PLN/bunch in comparison with that of last week. In Podkarpackie province price is 0.57 – 0.60

Tomatoes suddenly went up
Price decrease which was noted in last days created interest of traders in tomatoes. Everybody awaited good Polish tomatoes and finally it happened. East market started importing from Poland and

Więcej nasadzeń leszczyny
Według danych GUS – w 2007 r. powierzchnia uprawy leszczyny wzrosła w Polsce trzykrotnie. Leszczyna rośnie na powierzchni 19,5 tys. ha. Największy areał uprawy tego gatunku jest

Price decrease of exported tomatoes
Prices of exported tomatoes decreased by 17 %. Last week in the Central Poland export companies were purchasing greenhouse tomatoes at price of 4.80 PLN/kg. this week price decreased to 3.90 -

EUR/PLN exchange rate unfavourable for cultivated mushrooms
This week processing plants in Wielkopolska province decreased purchase price of cultivated mushrooms. Price of mushrooms class A was 3.60 PLN/kg - by 0.10 PLN/kg less than last week.Decline in

Table grapes: lower import at begging of year
According to preliminary data of CAAC (Analytical Centre of Custom Administration) in January and February 2008 Poland imported 4771 tons of table grapes valued at 9673 thousand EUR. In the same

Growing prices of peeled onion
Price of peeled onion which was low during whole season is increasing now. In Kujawsko-pomorskie province price was rising by 0.02 PLN/kg. This week processing plants were purchasing peeled onion