Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (25.01 – 31.01.2010)
Last week one could observe a slight increase in the prices of apples, however it is due to the beginning of purchase of apples from cold stores, and not real price growth. Prices of apples from

Poland: difficult trade due to heavy frost
Due to heavy frost the trade in vegetables is very difficult. Low temperatures are very unfavorable for example, brassicas. Even short exposure to temperatures of -10 degrees causes damages. Many

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (18-24.01.2010)
Prices of apples for processing remained stable. In purchasing centers the price was 0.15 PLN (0.037 euro)/kg and in processing plants - 0.18 – 0.19 PLN (0.044-0.47 euro)/kg. The supply of such

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (04 – 10.01.2010)
Last week the weather was probably one of the most important factors influencing the situation on the wholesale market of fruit and vegetables. Due to frost and snow the trade and transport were

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (21 - 31.12.2009)
In the last decade of December the most important for the trade was as usual period just before Christmas. On the wholesale markets one could observe bigger sales and prices of some domestic

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (15 - 20.12.2009)
On the market one can observe growing sales of fruit and vegetables before coming Christmas. Fruit growers expect that at the begging of 2010 export of apples to Russia, will be considerably

Poland: growing sales of vegetables before Christmas
On the domestic market one can observe growing sales before coming Christmas and as a result increasing prices of some vegetables. On Friday, December 18th washed celeriac and parsley and red

Poland: variation in demand for different types of cabbages
We already wrote about big supply and low prices of Chinese cabbage. On the contrary, the price of red cabbage are quite satisfied for producer. Of course it concerns only the cabbage of good

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (09-15.11.2009)
In the second week of November the prices of apples, both dessert and industrial did not changed. As the export is very low, the prices of apples are also still very low. The producer price for

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (26.10-01.11.2009)
The apple harvest is slowly ending. Prices are still stable. The prices of apples for export, size 70+, packed into cartons are from 0.60 to 0.90 PLN (0.14-0.21 euro)/kg depending on the area of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (18.10-25.10.2009)
Last week prices of most fruit and vegetables remained stable or changed only slightly. This time of the year prices of vegetable change only slightly and bigger changes concern only such

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (11-18.10.2009)
Last week the prices of apples, both the dessert and the industrial ones remained stable. The purchase price of industrial apples was 0.14 - 0.17 PLN (0.033-0.04 euro)/kg in purchasing centers and

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (05-11.10.2009)
At the end of the first decade of October the prices of apples, both industrial and dessert, remained stable. The price of industrial apples was 0.14 - 0.17 PLN (0.033-0.04 euro)/kg in purchasing

Poland: prices of cabbages
Situation on cabbages market is following: very cheap Chinese cabbage, stable prices of red cabbage and slowly rising prices of white cabbage.  As we already mentioned, the purchase prices

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (17-23.08.2009)
The half of August passed and on the market of fruit one can observe very low purchase prices. On the market of fresh vegetables there is low supply of cauliflowers, broccoli, cabbage and

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (10-16.08.2009)
The second decade of August started and many fruit growers started worrying about prices of industrial apples. Prices of industrial apples are low – 0.12-0.16 PLN (0.03-0.04 euro)/kg in

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (03-09.08.2009)
The beginning of August didn't bring great changes in the price situation on the fruit market. The sour cherries season for fruit farmers is lost; the purchase prices of sour cherries are stable

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (08-14.06.2009)
In the second week of June the weather was still unfavourable for growth of fruit and vegetables. Rains and relatively low temperatures adversely affected the supply and prices first of all

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (25-31.05.2009)
The prices of the majority of fruit and vegetables were decreasing last week. However the cold weather and rainfalls in the end of the week stopped the decrease in prices of some products e.g.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (18-24.05.2009)
In the third week of May prices of apples intended for export remained stable. The average price of red varieties 70 + (including cartons) was 1.70 PLN (0.39 euro)/kg; the average price of Idared

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (11-17.05.2009)
In the second week of May the prices of export apples was slightly changed. Average price of red varieties 70 + (including cartons) was on the level 1.70 PLN/kg; the price of Idared was a little

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (04-10.05.2009)
Last week prices of the majority of vegetables was much fluctuated and prices of apples intended for export were still increasing. It was growth by about 10 % week-on-week. The demand for apples

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (27.04-03.05.2009)
During the last days of April on fruit and vegetable markets one could observe recent trends The important factor influences prices is the weather. Warm and sunny days have returned recently and

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (20-26.04.2009)
Last week the upward trend in prices of apples was continued. The price of Idared 70 +, in cartons was to 1.50 PLN (0.33 euro)/kg. The price of other red varieties 70 + was about 1.35 PLN (0.30

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (14-19.04.2009)
The week after Easter started with low movement on the fruit and vegetable markets. Turnover was low and prices were stable. However at the end of the week the movement was bigger and the