Growing demand for potatoes
For a few last days demand for Polish potatoes intended for export market has been increasing. Demand for potatoes having the phytosanitary tests is so big that producers are not always able to

Value of exported deep-frozen strawberries
According to Foreign Agricultural Markets Monitoring Unit (FAMMU/FAPA), this year's value of export of deep-frozen strawberries, in the period January – June, was higher by 10% than last year,

Purchase prices of carrots for export
The Polish carrots is exported mainly to markets of eastern Europe and to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Supplies to markets of UE-15 countries are rarely realized. In małopolskie province in

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (29.09-05.10.2008)
The prices of industrial apples decreased on the turn of Sep/Oct. In the purchasing centres their price was 0.04 – 0.05 EUR/kg at the end of the week. This due to the fact that there is a crop

Low prices of dessert apples
In the first days of October prices of desert apples cause the sleepless nights of fruit growers. On Thursday, October 2nd the price of Cortland and Lobo varieties of 7+ size was 0.20 - 0.22

Poor crops of potatoes
This year's crop of potatoes will be lower than last year and even lower than average crops in years 2001-2005. The Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS) assessed crops of potatoes in 2008 at

Low prices of Cortland
In the area of Grójec purchase prices of apples of Cortland variety (size 75+, in boxes of 15 kg) intended for export are at the level of 0.15 EUR/kg. Prices of this variety are exceptionally

Production of Polish apples
The average annual yield of apples in Poland amounts to 2-2.4 million ton, including 1.9-2.2 million ton in orchards producing apples for selling. At average harvests of 2.3 million ton (in 2008

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

Ukraine needs Polish products
Floods in Ukraine and reducing the production of potatoes will cause increased imported needs, particularly from Poland. So far potatoes weren't a main product which was exported from Poland to

Export of Polish horticulture products
In first quarter of 2008 export of Polish horticulture products to EU amounted to 427.8 thousand ton, including 60.5 thousand ton of fresh fruit, 127.4 thousand ton of fresh vegetables, 114.5

Polish potatoes too expensive for Russia?
On Friday, August 8th price of potatoes intended for export was 0.15 EUR/kg. Russian recipients are expressing an interest in Polish potatoes, but it is only potential demand. According to

Export of cultivated mushrooms to Russia
Polish statistical CAAC and MF data shows that in spite of ‘embargo’ (actually import restriction), in 2007 export of Polish cultivated mushrooms to Russia amounted almost 11 thousand tons.

Prices of deep-frozen peas
Since 2004 export prices of Polish deep-frozen peas systematically have been increasing. In 2004 price was 0.45 EUR/kg and in 2007 - 0.59 EUR/kg. The demand for this product is more and more

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse
Crops of strawberries is slowly completed in many regions of the country. Because of the drought there is less strawberries of good quality on the market. Therefore price of dessert strawberries

Great demand for cherries
Crop of cherries has lasted already for couple of weeks but supply of these fruit still does not meet the demand. Polish cherries are very popular abroad as well (among others in Russia). First

Export of sweet peppers
For few last years export of Polish sweet peppers has been rising dynamically. In years 2005-2007 value of export of fresh and processed sweet peppers increased from 2.6 million EUR to 10.5

Situation on the market of Polish apple juice concentrate
Low supply of apples for processing (caused by spring frost) and high purchase prices influenced on decrease of Polish apple juice concentrate export in the season 2007/2008. Total export

Increase of gooseberry export prices
According to preliminary data of CAAC Polish export of deep frozen gooseberry was about 3442 tons in 2007, slightly more than in 2006. However export price of this product increased from 0,80

The Dutch love Polish strawberries
Poland exports big volumes of cooled strawberries next to deep-frozen ones. 24 thousand tons were sold in 2006, in 2007 this volume decreased to 17,3 thousand tons due to bad crops. The Dutch

Polish sour cherries popular in Russia
Major part of Polish sour cherries are sold to the Eastern markets, mainly to Russia. In spite of bad crops in 2007 volumes of exported deep-freezing sour cherries (61 thousand tons) were only

Great Britain pays the highest price for Polish onions
In 2007 among ten major export destinations of Polish onions the highest price was obtained in export to Great Britain (0.36 USD/kg). In 2006 price was lower by 0.10 USD/kg. Biggest income (8.3

Export destination of Polish sweet peppers
Czech Republic is the main export destination of domestic sweet peppers. Export to this country is estimated at 40 – 50 % of total export. Other destinations are Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia.