Ukraine: fresh produce price index down for third week in a row
“Last week prices went down due to a seasonal factor. Nevertheless, prices are decreasing slower than a year before with the price levels of almost all fresh produce categories (except

Dam on North Crimean Canal – another fake from Russian media
“Russian media again misrepresent the facts”, Mr. Odarchenko said. “A water supply measuring site is indeed being built on the North Crimean Canal. But this facility does not resemble

Preliminary list of participants of Berries of Ukraine-2014: Frozen Produce & Fresh Market
Previously announced companies were joined by Euroagromarketing, European Fruit Technologies, Itek, Agrofirma Vesna, Sam+, Germes, Dary Volyni, Ararat+K and many others. The organizers would draw

Difficult situation on the apple market
Demand for apples is getting more and more diverse. Demand is still quite high but but not as high as before May 1st. Some of red varities ssuch as Gloster, Ligol, Champion are still

Kiedy Rosjanie powiedzą naszym owocom stop?
Niebezpieczne owoce i warzywa z Polski | 5.05.201422 kwietnia 2014 Rosselchoznadzor wysłał list do polskiego Ministra Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi w związku

Greenhouse production increased by nearly 7%
Vegetable production in greenhouses increased by 6.7% in 2013 compared to 2012, according to the National Bureau of Russian statistics. The highest growth rate returns to the Ural region with an

Applications for participation in Ukrainian berry conference to be accepted until May 16
Registration of participants actively goes on. Previously announced delegates were joined by the following companies: Fazanya Balka Starobeshevo, Askon, Avrora, Shuvar, Podillya-Plant, Brusvyana,

Russian producers won't raise apple prices until end of season
In view of that, growers do not plan to revise apple prices to sell their stocks as soon as possible as the quality of apples is sharply decreasing now. For the present, apple prices in Russia

Pesticide nitrates are detected in 600 tons of fruits and vegetables in Russia
Due to inspection results, violations of standards were detected in 27 lots of fruits including 120 tons of tomatoes, 120 tons of marrows and 220 tons of apples. The acceptable nitrates level was

Will Russia put an embargo?
Embargo on fruits and vegetables from Poland is a disadvantage for both Polish and Russian people. This is why Russians aren't hiding information they get and share it with Polish exportres. On

White cabbage still expensive
Participants of the market expected price drop of white cabbage after Easter. However deman from vegetables in Russia and Ukrainne is stil high and due to this prices remain stable. On the

Russian - Polish consultations over possible ban on fruit and vegetable imports
“I think this issue will be discussed after May 10,” he said, adding that until such consultations were over it was early to speak about any possible measures Russian might take. The exact

Situation on the bananas market
Supply of bananas in Europe is getting higher. Russians stopped ordering big volumes of fruits and thanks to that situation in Europe have stabilized. Of course, it influenced prices in Poland

Rosja: ceny bananów w górę
Banany zaraz po jabłkach wśród owoców są najważniejszym produktem importowym Federacji Rosyjskiej. Według danych Fact Sheet Russia w 2013 roku import jabłek do Rosji był na poziomie

Ukraine: Crimea to have no potatoes and vegetables in 2014
In the beginning of the campaign, farmers were most concerned in the water supply issue, as it is almost impossible to grow produce without irrigation in Crimea. As long as irrigation channels are

Russia bought more tomatoes
Total amount for imported vegetables comes to USD 1101.8 thousand in comparison to USD 886.8 thousand. Most of tomatoes is have been imported from Turkey - 335 thousand tons in 2013.

Rospotrebnadzor "attacks" Polish Gala apples
Recently Russia and Belarus have exported more than 27 tons of Gala apples. Local media clami that also those fruits can be contaminated. Everything is about dimetoat - chemical subsatnce used to

Golden Delicious going well
Cheap Polish apples are an alternative for a bit poorer Russians (due to unfavourable exchange rate of Rouble). The situation on the Golden Delicious market confirms that. Normally, producers have

Moldova in search of alternative export markets for apples in EU
Moldovan exporters say that the share of the Russian Federation accounts for about 80% of total apple exports from Moldova. Taking that into account, a decrease in Russia's imports may

Poland overtakes China as world's top apple exporter
“During the 2012/2013 season, apple exports amounted to 1.2 million tonnes, reaching the value of 438 million Euro,” he noted. A third of Poland's apple production now goes towards exports,

Russian importers raise imports of Polish apples
Growers say of higher sales rates of Idared variety, while a week ago the demand for those apples was moderate. Polish importers also actively purchase Jonagold, Gloster, Ligol, Golden Delicious,

Russian apple growers unable to raise prices due to abundant supply of Polish produce
Despite the devaluation of the Russian rouble, prices of Polish apples are just slightly higher than the price levels of domestic sellers. For the present, imported apples are offered at RUB

Russia: lower demand for Moldovan apples
 Due to that, Moldovan farmers have not managed to raise export prices of apples yet, despite closer end of the season. “Apple exports to Russia are not high for the present. Furthermore,

Polish apple market on the verge of supply glut
“Those growers that managed to finish their apple sales campaign before the start of 2014 or in early January (before Maidan events) can consider themselves rather lucky”, Polish producers

Tomato harvest going well in Central and Eastern Europe
According to the German Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI), products from Spain, Morocco and Turkey can sufficiently cover the demand on the European markets and Russian market. The early spring with