Peaches and nectarines only imported
First Polish apricots appeared on the market but peaches and nectarines are still only imported, mainly from Greece and Spain. Generally fruit from Greece are cheaper and their price is 40-45 PLN

Very expensive imported sweet pepper
One have to still wait for wholesale quantities of Polish red sweet pepper. In the meantime prices of imported pepper increased again. On Tuesday, July 6, on the wholesale market in Bronisze the

Supply of Polish aubergines grows
On the local market there are more and more Polish aubergines, mainly from south-east Poland. However in one week one can expect bigger supply of this vegetable from big production area near

Imported sweet pepper still expensive
Prices of imported sweet pepper grew once again and it was quite huge increase. During last two weeks prices of red sweet pepper from Netherlands increased by around 15 PLN (3.61 €)/5 kg box.

First Polish blueberries
With some delay first Polish blueberries variety Earlyblue growing under protection appeared on the market. Their price is still high – about 70 PLN (17.37 €)/kg. The price of blueberries

Heavy rainfall hits 40,000 farms in Poland
In Poland about 400,000HA of agricultural land have been damaged by floods over the last few weeks. At least 40,000 agricultural companies have been hit. This is according to the first estimates

Polish sweet peppers later than usually
We have to still wait for domestic sweet peppers. White Polish pepper should appear in three weeks but for red pepper one has to wait even longer. Until then, the market is dominated by Dutch and

Poor quality of first Polish cherries
First Polish sweet cherries appeared on the market about two weeks later than usually. Their quality is rather poor due to adverse weather. They are small, poor coloured and not sweet. However

Weather adversely influences supply of lettuces
This year’s spring weather adversely influences many vegetables. It also concerns lettuces. Low temperatures and big rainfalls resulted in low supply of lettuces and in consequence relatively

Polish potatoes already on the market
The first domestic early potatoes appeared on the wholesale markets. So far their supply is very low, their prices are quite different depending on quality. Adverse weather conditions influence

Polish broccoli already on the market
The first domestic new crop broccoli appeared in the south of Poland. Their supply is still small and probably will not grow quickly. In this region of Poland flood caused severe damage to crops.

Growing supply of Polish cauliflowers
Cold and rain in May adversely affected the vegetation of vegetables. It also concerns cauliflowers and their supply was lower than usual this time of year. However, the supply of cauliflowers is

Prices of fruit in Moscow
In the first half of the last week, on the Moscow market it was noted a drop in prices for avocados from South Africa. Reduction in production was mainly due to increased supplies of the product

South European companies participating in the Fresh Market 2010 conference
A number of fruit and vegetable suppliers from Mediterranean countries have already declared their wish to participate in the Fresh Market 2010 conference. These include Turkish, Italian, Greek,

Citronex builds banana ripening center in Europe
A ripening centre with the capacity of 145 thousand cartons has been built in Poland. Close to the German border Citronex has built a warehouse with the space of 10 000 square meters. At the

First early cauliflowers
First Polish cauliflowers appeared on the market. However their supply is still low and one can buy them mainly on the local markets in the south of Poland. On Friday, May 14, in małopolskie

Prices of imported lettuces
Although on the market there are more and more domestic lettuces, the supply of imported lettuces is still high. On Monday, May 10, on the wholesale market in Bronisze, the price of Iceberg

Decline in prices of imported sweet peppers
We have to still wait for Polish sweet peppers and at the moment imported peppers are available on the market. Prices of imported pepper are lower and lower every week. On Wednesday, May 5, on

Early Chinese cabbage already on the market
Early Chinese cabbage has already appeared on the market. Its price is still quite high but Polish cabbage can already compete with imported cabbage. While on Tuesday, May 4, the price of Chinese

Further decrease in prices of greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes
At the end of April prices of Polish greenhouse vegetables again decreased. On Friday, April 30, the price of tomatoes size B was 24 PLN (6.15 €)/6 kg, and the prize of tomatoes size BB was

Early Polish cabbage already on the market
Early Polish cabbage appeared on the market. Its supply is not big and prices are rather high. On Friday, April 30, the price of Polish cabbage was 3 PLN (0.77 €)/pcs. and it was similar to

Stable price of Polish lettuce
Adverse weather condition, especially low temperature caused lower growth of early vegetables. It resulted in lower supply of such vegetables. It also concerned domestic lettuce and as a result

Polish early Chinese cabbage next week ?
If the weather allows, Polish early Chinese cabbage can appear on the market the next week what means that in fact there will not be break in the supply of domestic cabbage. Last week one could

Early cabbage only imported
One have to still wait several weeks for Polish early cabbage and now, for the time being, the supply of imported early cabbage is growing. After Macedonian cabbage which is sold at 30 PLN (7.75

Russians appreciate Polish Gala
Polish Gala is very popular on the Russian market. Gala is highly appreciated by Russian consumers. The demand for this variety in Russia caused that Polish trading companies started purchasing