Next talks about prices of apples for processing
The Association of Polish Fruit-Growers informed that they are ready to continue talks with producers of juices as regards prices of apples for processing. Will they reach an agreement this

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

Walnuts instead of apples?
This year's low prices of apples cause that many fruit growers are going to change of type of cultivations. Some fruit growers decided to clear the orchards of apple trees and planting trees of

Hungary: problems with apples for processing
Not only Polish producers have every year problems with purchase prices of apples for processing. Producers of apples in Hungary appealed to the government to take action to improve their

Situation on apples market
Dessert apples are getting cheaper. Now there is a heavy crop of varieties of Paula Red and Delikates. Harvest of apples of Celesta variety is beginning. Purchasing centres are paying to

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

Apples for peeling
Apples for peeling have more and more great significance, particularly when prices of apples for concentrate are very low. In małopolskie province in processing plants purchase price of apples

No agreement on purchase price of apples
On the Monday meeting in the Ministry of Agriculture fruit growers didn't come to the agreement with processing plants. There was no agreement on the purchase price of apples for processing.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (11-17.08.2008)
The second week of August passed. As regards prices of fruit, both prices of dessert fruit and fruit for processing stayed at low level. In spite of last week's announcements purchase price of

Apples are going down
In the area of Grójec purchase price of apples of Paula Red variety (1st class, size 70 mm) bought by trading companies is about 0.21 EUR/kg and prices of the same variety (size 60 mm) is 0.18

Prices of raspberries – exception to the this year’s rule
Purchase prices of raspberries, in spite of little fluctuation, have been staying at the stable level of about 1.22 EUR/kg. In lubelskie province, on Tuesday, August 12th raspberries were being

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (4.08 – 10.08.2008)
In the end of first week of August purchase prices of sour cherries increased a little bit. Price of sour cherries for juice concentrate reached the level of 0.18 EUR/kg and sour cherries for deep

Problems with purchase of apples for processing
Everything is pointing at the fact that the purchase of apples for processing will meet the same problems as the purchase of sour cherries. Let us remind, that in spite of beginning of purchase of

Next varieties of apples already on the market
After early varieties such ‘Papierówka’ or ‘Early Geneva’, the first lots of apples of later varieties (among others ‘Paula Red’) appeared on the market. On Tuesday, August 5th price

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (28.07-3.08.2008)
The next problems with purchase of cherries appeared last week. Price of cherries for juice was about 0.14 EUR/kg and cherries for deep-freezing about 0.19 – 0.25 EUR/kg. Moreover processing

Low prices of apples for processing
Processing plants started a purchase of apples for processing. In śląskie province purchase prices of apples delivered to the plant do not exceed 0.06 EUR/kg. Last year in the same time price

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (21-27.07.08)
The level of purchase price of sour cherries is undoubtedly a hot topic of last days. In spite of protests of fruit growers, last week price did not only increase, but they had a downward trend.

Low price of apples for processing
Purchase prices of apples for processing do not exceed 0.06 EUR/kg, so they are drastically lower in comparison with those of last season when crops of apples was very low. Purchase prices will

Low prices of early varieties of apples
Early varieties of apples such as Papierówka, Vistabella, Early Geneva are purchased at lower prices than last year. This year huge crops of apples are expected so prices of apples will be lower.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (14-20.07.08)
In third week of July purchase price of black currants did not change and stayed at level 0.56 – 0.62 EUR/kg. Purchase of late varieties (e.g. Ben Adler) started.As regards purchase prices of

Stock of apple juice concentrate
This year producers of apples can be worried about level of the purchase price of apples for processing. According to the information of processing plants stock of apple juice concentrate of the

Apples of ‘Geneva’ variety
In mazowieckie province one can already buy early apples ‘Geneva’. Price of apples size 65 mm+ is 0.66 – 0.67 EUR/kg (including packaging). Apples of this varieties are delicate and should

What price of apples for processing?
Purchase of apples for processing will start at the begging of August. First forecast as regards prices says about 0.09 EUR/kg but it is probably too early for prices forecast. One should remind

Decrease of fruit price in 2008?
Purchase price of most fruit in 2008 will probably much decrease in comparison with very high prices of last year. Purchase prices of dessert apples will decrease by 40 % to 0.39 EUR/kg. Prices of

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