Moscow: prices of eggplants and leeks
Last week in Moscow the rise in prices was recorded for leeks and eggplant from Holland and Belgium. The reason for this phenomenon was a temporary decline in commodity supply in Moscow. The

Moscow: an analysis of prices freshmarket.ru (03.05. - 09.05.2010)
In general, at the capital's wholesale It was connected with a gradual increase in the volume of deliveries of products new harvest in Moscow. The analyzed week has started with the reduction of

Moscow: an analysis of prices freshmarket.ru (19.04. - 25.04.2010)
Last week, in general, you can note the increase in prices on popular items among customers due to change in the country of production. According to experts, the price of these products will

Moscow: an analysis of prices freshmarket.ru (12.04. - 18.04.2010)
At the Moscow fresh market of vegetables and fruits at the beginning of a test week, because of increased supply, decreased slightly the price of avocados. Earlier experts noted that the main

Moscow: an analysis of prices freshmarket.ru (05.04.10 - 11.04.2010)
In the period under review at the capital's wholesale market prices for fruits and for vegetables were declining.  The fall of the initial price of bananas from Ecuador to 27 rubles (0,69

Moscow: an analysis of prices freshmarket.ru (22.03. - 28.03.2010)
In a test week at the market there was initially cheaper basic positions, but at the end of the week prices have started to grow due to the expectation of increased demand for next weekend due to

Prices of imported leeks
On the wholesale markets the price of imported leeks is even 6 PLN (1.55 €)/kg. This is the result of high prices of these vegetables in France and Belgium – the main import destinations. The

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

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (08.02 – 14.02.2010)
Last week red varieties of apples such as Shampion, Gloster and Jonagold are in bigger demand but only apples from cold stores. In the companies which purchase apples the price of apples of size

End of supply of domestic leeks
This season the supply of domestic leeks is already very low and their quality is rather poor. On the market imported leeks are mostly available. On Friday, February 12 the wholesale price of

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: decrease in price of imported leeks
Prices of imported leeks even in the second decade of January remained high. The price of French or Belgian leeks was 4.00 – 5.00 PLN (0.98-1.23 euro)/kg. But situation has changed the price of

Poland: stable prices of domestic leeks
Despite heavy frost prices of domestic leeks remain stable. On Tuesday, January 26th the price of good quality leeks was 3.00-4.00 PLN (0.73-0.97 euro)/kg. The price of leeks of poor quality was

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 (11-17.01.2010)
Second half of January has started and in Russia and Ukraine holiday season has ended. Apples growers hope that export will grow considerably. But so far prices of apples remained stable. The

Poland: poor quality of domestic leeks
The current season is not good for leeks. Many leeks remained on the field. Some of them have poor quality due to thrips and they are suitable only for soup vegetables or for preparing on trays.

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

Poland: high prices of leeks
In the current season, prices of leeks remain high. On Friday, January 8th the wholesale price of leeks was 3 - 5 PLN (0.73-1.22 euro)/kg. High prices are caused by small supply of leeks on the

Poland: production of vegetables in 2009
According to preliminary data from Polish Central Statistic Office (GUS) in 2009 the harvest of field vegetables was bigger by about 8.6 % than in 2008. As regards vegetables grown under

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: high demand for leeks for processing
One can observe strong demand for leeks intended for processing and as a result prices of this vegetable remain relatively high. For many weeks the price of leeks was about 0.80 PLN (0.19

Poland: prices of leeks
In mazowieckie province the purchase price of leeks intended for export is 1.80 - 1.90 PLN (0.44-0.46 euro)/kg. In podlaskie province the purchase prices are higher by 0.10 - 0.25 PLN (0.02-0.06

Poland: domestic early leeks and celeriac already on the market
Domestic early leeks and celeriac are already available on the Polish wholesale markets. One can expect that their growing supply will influence the prices of last year’s leeks and celeriac. At

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