Ukraine's imports of strawberries up in 2013 despite record high production
«Unfortunately, the Ukrainian strawberry production potential is significantly higher than farmers' capacity to find sales channels for their produce», says Ms. Tetiana Getman, Head

Spain: worst "citrus campaign" ends
Association of Producers of Citrus Fruits from Huelva region expect the end of campaign till 30 June with crops volume at te level of 480 thousand tons. The head of Association - Lorenzo

Ukraine: prices of imported apples up week-on-week
For the present, prices vary between UAH 5-12/kg (EUR 0.31-.73/kg), depending on quality and country of origin. An increase in prices is connected with limited supply of imported apples in

Early cabbage as expected
Almost whole May prices of cabbage were dropping. But in the second half of month decrease wasn't as fast and in Central Poland they remained stable. Last significant price change was between

Demand for Golden Delicious and Mutsu
Demand for apples, generally, isn't high but everything depends on veriety. There is an interest in Golden Delicious, Mutsu and Gala. High interest in Golden Delicious at this time of season

Ukraine's imports of strawberries up in 2013 despite record high production
«Unfortunately, the Ukrainian strawberry production potential is significantly higher than farmers' capacity to find sales channels for their produce», says Ms. Tetiana Getman, Head

Norway: 150 euro for 1 kg potatoes
It’s a hefty price tag indeed, but the genuine connoisseurs are quite prepared to cough up the dough. "It's worth it. They are only available once a year," says buyer Bjarne Thygesen, who

Unstable prices of cucumbers
Each year prices of glasshouse cucumbers are changing all the time. The main reason of such situation is weather. It could have been noticed in last few days. At the end of May there was a

Russia: imports of Polish apples up by a third in April
Russia's imports stood at 80,000 tons, an increase of 31% compared with March 2014. Nevertheless, on a year-on-year basis, the import volumes went down by 32% in April 2014.Furthermore, Poland's

Ukraine: Alternative fuel sources presented to decrease price of veggies
According to the official, high prices of Ukrainian vegetables are directly related to energy prices. "A solution to the problem is a loan program for transition to alternative energy sources of

EU says yes to bigger import of Chinese garlic
This decision will cause "the current price crisis situation to worsen," according to the organisation. The UPA representative in Brussels, Javier Corrales, explained that the answer provided by

Ukraine: further decrease in fresh produce price index
“The price index traditionally decreased thanks to lower prices of greenhouse vegetables. Prices of traditional vegetables and potatoes again started slightly going down”, says Ms. Tetiana

Interesting situation on the leek market
Last week, Dutch exporters offered leeks at the price of EUR 6.50 - 8.40 / kg. Of course, it influenced prices in Poland. Week ago leeks from Holland cost PLN 2.70 - 2.90 / kg. Now it's even PLN

Ukraine: citrus prices up in Simferopol, Crimea
The least considerable increase in prices was registered in the lemon segment. Current prices of lemons vary between UAH 27.50-28.50/kg (EUR 1.64-1.70/kg), an increase of 12-15% week-on-week.

Apple prices down
Jonagold apples are now offered at 0.38-0.39 euro/kg, a decrease of 6-8% compared with the previous week. It should also be noted that prices did not change on a year-on-year basis. Meanwhile,

Early parsley already on the market
Last season early parsley was available on the Polish market only in third decade of June and prices were at the level of PLN 2.00 - 3.50 / bunch. Currently early parsley cost PLN 1.80 - 2.50 /

Polish strawberry season starts
For the present, high-quality strawberries are offered at 5.00-5.60 euro/kg, and produce of lower quality is shipped at 2.80-3.40 euro/kg. At the same time, Polish growers say of sunny and warm

Unstable situation on cucumber market
Prices of glasshouse cucumbers changing even at 90% day by day. Changes at the level of 20% are absolutely normal. Worse weather conditions in May brought price increase of 100%. Currently

Worsening situation
Deamnd for apples is getting lower, quality is getting poorer and Roubel is still in bad conditio. What is more, early Spring caused that supply of seasonal fruits in Europe is increasing. These

Shocking end of season
Season for European pears is coming to the end. Polish importers are selling last stocks and this fruit s becoming a product in short supply. Very low supplies influence prices which have been

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

Poland: Demand for quality export apples increased
The purchased volumes of Idared apples are also growing, while demand for these apples up until early April was quite stable. Nevertheless, Idared apple prices are lower than those of other

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

Poland: Apple stocks down by a third in March
On April 1, apple stocks totaled 495,000 tons, an increase of 25% compared with the same period of the previous year, when they stood at 680,000 tons. Idared apples account for the largest share

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