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.

FRUIT EXPO 2014 - International Fruit & Vegetable Trade Show
Since the beginning of the Fresh Market an exhibition has been an additional element accompanying the main event which are meetings of producers and sellers with buyers from retail networks.

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

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