Stable prices of carrot
Last year situation on the carrot market did not repeat. At the end of previous season the prices of carrot were increasing very quickly. In the current season prices of this

Increase in prices of cucumbers expected
Prices of greenhouse cucumbers had been low for a long time. On Wednesday morning, prices fell again and price of long cucumbers was from 2.00 to 2.75 PLN (0.50-0.68 €)/kg. The price of short

Бразилия имеет серьезные намерения расширить свою долю на российском фруктовом рынке
Бразильский институт фруктов (Brazilian Fruit Institute IBRAF) совместно с Brazilian Trade and Investments Promotion Agency провел анализ

Season for domestic; lower demand for imported vegetables
According to traders due to the beginning of the season for domestic early vegetables, one can expect decreasing demand for imported vegetables in the near future what may result in lower prices.

Will the trade in vegetables boost next week?
The market of domestic vegetables is rather quiet so far and prices of vegetables are stable at the moment. Only the price of Chinese cabbage is slowly growing (the purchase price is from 1.20 PLN

Stable prices of citruses
Last week the situation on the market for citrus did not changed. The demand for citruses is rather low and traders expect that after 15 March the situation will improve. So as a result prices of

Lower demand for white cabbage
In central Poland (mazowieckie and łódzkie provinces) one can see a clear slowdown in the wholesale trade in white cabbage. Although the supply did not increased, the demand for cabbage is much

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (22.02 – 28.02.2010)
Last week one could observe many changes on the apples market. In one production area prices decreased while in another area increased. Generally trade companies purchased considerably less apples

Prices of root vegetables still stable
Prices of root vegetables did not change significantly week-on-week. The weather is improving and as a result logistic and trade are easier. However it does not influence prices, which are still

Difficult pears sale
Trade companies limited the purchase of pears to a minimum level. Pears are only bought in small quantities for the domestic market. It is caused by the enlargement from 1st March, of the list of

Moroccan fruits & vegetables on the Polish market
Moroccan minister of Foreign Trade came in Poland to present the various plans set up as " Green Morocco " or " Morocco Export More ", and called 2 countries to strengthen their economic and

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (15.02 – 21.02.2010)
Last week one could observe the price stagnation on the apples market. Trade companies purchased much smaller quantities of apples and prices did not change in comparison with previous

More apples from CA after Easter?
Many fruit growers still keep apples in cold chambers waiting for better prices. Only a few producers open chambers at the request of the recipient. Currently apples from CA reach prices by about

Relatively high prices of Gala
Despite the relatively small size, which is characteristic for apples of Gala variety, they are eagerly bought by traders exporting  apples to the east. Crisp and juicy fruit with a sweet

Iceberg lettuce - prices strongly increased
Last days prices of imported Iceberg lettuce increased considerably. Last week the price of this lettuce imported from Spain was 2.40 PLN (0.59 €)/pcs., while on Monday, February 8  its

Mutsu – Japanese variety popular among Polish traders
Apples of Mutsu variety came to Polish orchards straight from Japan. The taste of these apples is similar to Golden Delicious. Apples are large and they look very nice and do not tend to

Stable prices of domestic vegetables
The beginning of February didn't bring changes in prices of domestic vegetables. Prices remained stable because trade condition kept steady due to still difficult winter weather and stable demand.

Only apples from cold stores in demand
Trade companies purchasing apples are less interested in apples from ordinary stores. The only variety that traders are still interested in is Idared, but the price of Idared from ordinary stores

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

Poland: phenomenon of Idared
Idared is ideal apples variety as regards transport condition. Apples of this variety are resistant to bruising, cold and long journeys, and at the same time are quite tasty and nicely

Poland: stable prices of celeriac
Although frosty weather makes trade in fresh vegetables more difficult and results in their lower supply, in the case of celeriac this has not yet influenced their prices. Prices of washed

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

Bigger demand for Chinese cabbage in the south of Poland
The trade in Chinese cabbage increased in the south, where prices are still lower than in other parts of Poland but one can still observe the upward trend. On Friday, January 8th the price of

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