"Pear market begins year with a bang"
"The pear market began 2023 with a bang," says Mark Vernooij of the Dutch export company, Urfruit. "Prices started rising right at the start of the new year and are currently at healthy levels.

Tajikistan follows Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan banning exports of onions, carrots, and potatoes
A wave of bans on exports of fresh vegetables in the countries of Central Asia continues. After some deliberation, EastFruit team reports that Tajikistan decided to also ban exports to prevent

Tajikistan follows Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan banning exports of onions, carrots, potatoes
A wave of bans on exports of fresh vegetables in the countries of Central Asia continues. Tajikistan has decided to also ban exports to prevent local prices from soaring even more. Market

New Zealand's total export value increases in 2022
According to the statistics department Stats NZ, New Zealand's total exports saw a growth of 14 percent to 72.2 billion NZ dollars (US$46.92 billion) in the year ended December 2022 compared with

Prices of Gala apples in Moldova are too low for the local farmers but too high for the EU buyers
According EastFruit analysts, in January 2023, the weighted average wholesale price for high-quality apples of Gala variety increased only slightly – by about 0.5 MDL/kg (US $0.02/kg). So far,

AMI: Scarce cucumber supply continues
In the main Spanish growing areas, smaller quantities of cucumbers are available for export. Prices on the Spanish producer markets fluctuated strongly in the first weeks of the year. In the

Cucumber season expected to end two to three weeks earlier
The cucumber export season is underway in Almeria and Granada with very good results and is expected to end a few weeks earlier than usual due to the advanced state of the crops. The unusual

Record high prices on Moldovan table grapes market despite Russian ban and a good harvest
According to EastFruit analysts, in the recent 10 days wholesale prices for table grapes of all kinds in Moldova increased by 1-2 MDL per kg ($US 0.05-0.10/kg) or by 5-7%. Consequently, the export

Israeli citrus exporters hit by soaring shipping prices
The productive area is estimated at 15,850 ha. In recent years, weather conditions and market prices were the main challenges for citrus farmers and exporters; however, this year, shipping

Exports of frozen strawberries from Poland in H1 2022
The export volume of frozen strawberries from Poland (CN category 081110 - Strawberries and strawberries uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added

Export of frozen raspberries from Poland in H1 2022.
The volume of frozen raspberry exports from Poland in H1 2022 (CN category 08112031 - Uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or any other sweetener)

Export of frozen blueberries from Poland in Q1 2022 based on CSO data
The volume of frozen blueberries exported from Poland (CN category 08119050 - Fruits of the species Vaccinium myrtillus, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing

Export of frozen strawberries from Poland in Q1 2022
The volume of frozen strawberries exported from Poland (CN 081110 category - Strawberries and strawberries uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing

Current situation with blueberry prices on the Polish market
The Spanish highbush blueberry harvest campaign passed the halfway point at the end of April and is now at its peak in terms of current supply. This phase will last until around 25 June. The

Vegetable exports fro Poland (2012-2021)
The volume of vegetable exports from Poland in 2021 broke the downward trend of the previous two years, but it was not above the level of 2018 (the last year of the previous growth period, started

What about onion prices on the Polish market?
Spring this year has brought quite a few changes in the prices of vegetables in the Polish large wholesale market. Not all of these changes are increases, because some vegetables are doing poorly

Lettuce exports from Poland in 2021
Volume of lettuce exports (CN categories: 070511 - Head lettuce, fresh or chilled and 070519 - Fresh or chilled lettuce excluding head lettuce) in 2021 amounted to 18.5 thousand tonnes and its

Export of beetroots from Poland in 2021
The volume of beet exports (CN category 07069090 - Salad beet, salsify, radish, other edible roots except carrots, turnips, celeriac (root and German) and horseradish, fresh or chilled) in 2021

Expensive courgettes on the Polish market
The wholesale courgette market in Poland is witnessing a repeat of the situation in the second half of January this year. A sharp drop in the availability of courgette in Spain caused a drastic

Grapefruit imports to Poland in 2021
The import volume of grapefruit (CN category 08054000 - Grapefruit fresh or dried) in 2021 amounted to 44.6 thousand tonnes and its value to 183.7 million PLN. This represents a year-on-year

Lemon imports to Poland in 2021
The volume of lemons imported to Poland (CN category 08055010 - Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum)), fresh or dried) amounted to 133.7 thousand tonnes in 2021 and its value to 558.5 million

Export of apple juice concentrate from Poland in 2021
Export volume of concentrated apple juice from Poland (CN category: 20097911 - Apple juice, unfermented and not containing alcohol, whether or not containing sugar, with a Brix value > 67, of a

Export of cucumbers from Poland in 2021
The export volume of cucumbers (CN category 070700 - Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled) in 2021 amounted to 19.9 thousand tonnes and its value to PLN 84.9 million in Poland. This means an

Golden Delicious apples on the Polish market - current price situation
Golden Delicious apples are still priced slightly better in Poland  than the "reds" of varieties such as Shampion, Ligol, Jonagold and Jonagored. But the difference is smaller than

Export of cherries from Poland in 2021
The volume of fresh cherries exported to Poland (CN category 08092900 - Fresh cherries) in 2021 amounted to 1501 tonnes and its value to PLN 8.0 million. This means a very large increase