Tomato harvest going well in Central and Eastern Europe
According to the German Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI), products from Spain, Morocco and Turkey can sufficiently cover the demand on the European markets and Russian market. The early spring with

Lots of Spanish strawberries on the Polish market
Polish producers are afraid of crops due to the weather. Spanish ones have problems with a bumper harvest. Exceptionally good weather conditions in Spain are the reason of very high supply of

Poland: prices of imported berries down
Chilean blueberries have become averagely 11% less expensive over a month and now are offered at 1.67-2.15 euro per 125 grams (13.43-17.27 euro per kg gross). Prices of raspberries, currants and

Polish onion in Ukrainian supermarkets
Furthermore, a week before supermarkets preferred relatively inexpensive onions of Turkish origin, while now they are more interested in purchasing Polish produce. Retail chains connect those

Demand for early cabbage
Early cabbage imported from Italy have been available for a longer time. Prices are not high and we could notice a slight drop. Now it is about 28.00 - 30.00 PLN/ 6kg box. As at the end of March

Poland: Lower prices of broccoli
The lowest level prices reached on 20th of February. In a week following that day broccoli were available on the Polish wholesale market at the price of 1.50 PLN / piece. Supermarkets offered

Poland: export of chinese cabbage
Of course Polish Chinese cabbage is imported to the Western Europe but current situation is quite specific. Supply of Chinese cabbage in Holland is low. This is why Dutch importers buy Polish one

Export going to be better
Currently situation on the market is as good as at the turn of January and March when demand was high as well as prices. Conflict between Russian Federation and EU last but traders

Stable market of melons
Importers say that demand for melons is quite good. This is why it can be said that the situation on the market of melons remain stable. Prices of melons of Galia variety have increased at 7%

Very high prices of bananas Chiquita
For a long time prices of Chiquita bananas have been stable and quite low. However the situation has changed recently. Prices went up and they seem to increase even more. Higher demand for

Chinese cabbage prices up in Ukraine and Poland
In particular, Chinese cabbages are offered at Krymskiy Privoz Wholesale Market (Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine) at UAH 7-8/kg (EUR 0.46-0.52/kg), an increase of 14-17% week-on-week. We would remind

Poland: apples of smaller sizes in higher demand
As a result, it will be more difficult for Polish companies to compete with domestic produce in Russia. Taking that into account, Polish exporters now prefer to purchase less expensive apples of

Ukrainian fresh produce price index down due to problems with exports to Russia
“A decrease in the fresh produce price index is connected with a sharp fall in prices of greenhouse vegetables, which were registered due to growing outputs and problems with exports to the

Stable situation on the citrus fruits market
Imorters say that prices are possible to change just before Easter. Demand should increase then and prices will go up. However it is not sure. Currently prices of particular citrus fruits remain

Demand for Chinese cabbage starts to go up in Poland
Due to low export rates and enough amount of this kind of vegetables on the domestic market of Poland, prices for Chinese cabbage remain quite stable since February 2014. This week Russian

Red Globe - lack of fruits on the market
In last days grapes Red Globe from Peru disapeared from offer. They were available in Poland but price increase was suprising - 35% per kg. it can be noticed that this week stituation on the

Berries of Ukraine Conference moves to Vinnytsia!
Last year’s edition was successfully held in Mykolaiv and gathered record high number of participants. For the year 2014, the organizers decided to hold the conference in another large berry

Stable prices of strawberries
Supply of imported strawberries in Poland reached maximum. Fruits are available as bananas or apples. High supply and influenced prices which started stabilizing. Last week prices of

Stable prices of bananas
Recent situation on the market of bananas could be shocking for buyers. During two weeks prices of fruits have increased at 10% - from 75.00 PLN to 84.00 PLN/ 18 kg carton. This week wholesale

Russia closes borders for Ukrainian goods
Ukrainian transport companies say that vehicles with Ukrainian goods cannot receive customs permit at Russian stations without giving any reason for that. “Vehicles simply go back to the

Tomato prices keep on going down
We can expect next season of low prices. Mainly due to last year when supply of tomatoes was low but prices were dropping very fast. To a large reason is was a result of frauds - Belgian

Poland: Increasing demand for oyster mushroom
There are more and more buyers interested in oyster mushrooms. Polish consumers become convinced of their quality. Demand is so high that producers don't have problems with sale. Taking into

High demand for Polish pears
Most companies stopped selling pears and fruit-growers sold all supplies. The season is coming up to end but there are still some buyers interested in our domestic fruits. Why? In the Western

Poland: carrot prices continue to fall
For the present, high-quality carrots are offered at 0.16-0.18 euro/kg, while a week ago prices had reached 0.21 euro/kg. Carrot growers connect a fall in prices with strong competition with

Very cheap cauliflowers
Situation on the cauliflower market isn't good for producers. Very good and warm weather caused is a reason of high volume of vegetables on the market. Supply is much higher than demand and it