Ukrainian fresh produce price index down
“A decrease in the fresh produce price index is connected with a fall in prices of greenhouse vegetables due to lower demand for them after Easter holidays. Prices of traditional vegetables did

Asparagus already on the market
Before Easter bunch of asparagus cost dozen zlotys'. Now prices dropped significantly due to a good weather and crops. Season is starting now. Dieticians are encouraging to eating asparagus. Ten

White cabbage still expensive
Participants of the market expected price drop of white cabbage after Easter. However deman from vegetables in Russia and Ukrainne is stil high and due to this prices remain stable. On the

More lettuce - does it influence prices?
Better weather before Easter influenced market of lettuce. At this time of season raise of supply of lettuce is normal but not as dynamic as currently. Market prefers slow changes. Dynamic

Ukraine: prices of high-quality apples
In highest demand are currently apples from CA - storage and their prices reach UAH 10/kg (EUR 0.63/kg). In the same period of the previous season prices were not higher than UAH 9/kg (EUR

Early white cabbage already on the market
The season of early cabbage started earlier than year ago. Last year bad weather conditions delayed beginning of season. This year prices are very similar to those from 2012. Now early cabbage

End of Greek kiwi
Each year, April is a crucial month in generally stable trade. At the beginning of April kiwi from Greece is disappearing from the Polish market. Instead fruits from Italy are available. From the

Situation on the bananas market
Supply of bananas in Europe is getting higher. Russians stopped ordering big volumes of fruits and thanks to that situation in Europe have stabilized. Of course, it influenced prices in Poland

Ukraine: Crimea to have no potatoes and vegetables in 2014
In the beginning of the campaign, farmers were most concerned in the water supply issue, as it is almost impossible to grow produce without irrigation in Crimea. As long as irrigation channels are

Courgette - will prices increase?
Prices of imported courgette have never been so low. Currently Spanish vegetable cost PLN 3.00 - 4.00 / kg (wholesale). In March prices were at the level of PLN 4.00 - 5.00 / kg. Since the

Austria - less onion
Onion producers from all European countries can feel satisfied. Sale has started and prices have gone up. In Austria such trend started earlier than in other countries. Sitauation on the

Golden Delicious going well
Cheap Polish apples are an alternative for a bit poorer Russians (due to unfavourable exchange rate of Rouble). The situation on the Golden Delicious market confirms that. Normally, producers have

Weather influenced prices of tomatoes
There was no real winter this year and this is why production of tomatoes has started earlier. Due to this the supply was increasing very fast. As a consequence of early spring prices were going

EU wants to reduce vegetable transport prices
Almost a quarter of all trucks circulating on European roads are empty on any given day, either while going back to their points of origin or between two shipments. According to a report accessed

Winter vegetable crisis in France
Cabbage production dropped by 35%, leeks by 30% and carrots by half, due to a mild, rainy winter. ''The fields were full of water which made it impossible to use the machines. We had to pick the

Rising export prices of apples
Since the beginning of April number of exported fruits is getting higher. Increasing demand caused price rise. They are not as high as producers could expect but much higher than in March. As an

Prices for Golden Delicious apples are 2 times higher than last year ones in Ukraine
At the current moment apples producers supply this kind of fruits at 9 UAH\kg (0,52 EURO\kg). These figures are 2 times higher comparing to the previous year numbers (during the same period).

Ukraine: chaotic fresh produce price fluctuations last week
“For the first time over the past 4 years of Fruit-Inform Ukrainian fresh produce price index history, we have observed such a chaotic situation in the fruit and vegetable sector”, says Ms.

Poland: prices of pears up by 25% month-on-month at Bronisze Wholesale Market
For the present, pears are offered at 1.10-1.15 euro/kg, an increase of 7-10% week-on-week. Compared with the previous month, pears became more than a quarter more expensive. For comparison, in

Russian importers raise imports of Polish apples
Growers say of higher sales rates of Idared variety, while a week ago the demand for those apples was moderate. Polish importers also actively purchase Jonagold, Gloster, Ligol, Golden Delicious,

Aubergine getting cheaper
Does anyone remember that in December aubergine from Spain cost PLN 16.00 / kg on the wholesale market? Now prices are going down. First price drop was in January when they decreased from PLN

Lack of iceberg lettuce
We have bad news from Spain and Italy. Warm weather causes worse conditions of vegetation and decreases production. Everything indicates that there will be less vegetables on tha European market.

Russian apple growers unable to raise prices due to abundant supply of Polish produce
Despite the devaluation of the Russian rouble, prices of Polish apples are just slightly higher than the price levels of domestic sellers. For the present, imported apples are offered at RUB

Spain: Tomato prices on the rise
The most valued by the market is the Daniela, with almost 0.85 Euro/kilo, followed closely by the Green Daniela and pear tomatoes, both standing at around 0.75 Euro/kilo. At the other end of the

Poland: ongoing increase in apple prices at Bronisze Market
In particular, current prices of Golden Delicious apples vary between 0.60-0.62 euro/kg, an increase of 7-8% compared with the previous week. It should also be noted that a week-on-week increase