Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (11-17.05.2009)
In the second week of May the prices of export apples was slightly changed. Average price of red varieties 70 + (including cartons) was on the level 1.70 PLN/kg; the price of Idared was a little

Poland: increase in prices of carrot at the end of the season
At the end of the season the price of last year carrot are increasing. This week in southern Poland (małopolskie province) the purchase price of carrot was 2.80 PLN (0.62 euro)/kg i.e. by 0.30

Poland: early cabbage - good quality, low demand
Producers of early cabbage have the reason for the worry, because at the moment the demand for the cabbage is much smaller than in corresponding periods of previous years. Although the quality

Poland: more and more of early Chinese cabbage
Although producers still have quite a lot of Chinese cabbage from last year’s crop, on the market there are more and more of early Chinese cabbage. Its supply is growing very quickly and

Poland: imported strawberries are still dominating on the market
There's still some time to the first crop of Polish strawberries. There is considerable uncertainty about the prices in the coming season amongst producers. The producers and traders agree that

Poland: price of imported leeks much increased
The price of imported leeks has been in the strong upward trend since the beginning of May. At the end of April on the wholesale market in Bronisze the price of Belgian leeks was 29 PLN (6.59

Slight decrease in prices of Polish apples
At the beginning of this week prices of apples intended for export slightly decreased. On Monday, May 11 in the area of Grójec the price of apples of red varieties 70 +, packed into cartons was

Poland: Russia wants cheaper apples
On the Russian market there is still high demand for Polish apples. However Russian importers aren't satisfied with increasing prices. One can see it particularly in the case of Golden Delicious

Poland: prices of early cabbage
On Friday, May 8 prices of early domestic cabbage was from 2.20 to 2.50 PLN (0.51-0.57 euro)/pcs. This price concerns cabbage about 1.2 kg in weight packed in carton 6pcs. This week one can

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (04-10.05.2009)
Last week prices of the majority of vegetables was much fluctuated and prices of apples intended for export were still increasing. It was growth by about 10 % week-on-week. The demand for apples

Poland: prices of early carrot
At the moment only imported early carrot is available on the Polish market. In the centre of Poland a lot of early carrot as well as early cabbage comes from Macedonia. On Thursday, May 7 on the

Poland: prices of broccoli and cauliflowers
The price of broccoli imported from Spain is stable at low level. On Thursday, May 7 the price of broccoli was 22 - 26 PLN (5.07-6.00 euro)/10 pcs. On the contrary the price of cauliflowers

Poland: prices of domestic greenhouse cucumbers
The price of Polish greenhouse cucumbers has been decreasing for a long time with an exception of a few days with adverse weather in April when cold nights delayed the growth of cucumbers and as a

Poland: decline in prices of tomatoes
Last, sunny days were favorable for the growth of vegetables. One could observe it on the example of domestic tomatoes. Their current price is considerably lower than last week. On Tuesday, May

Still high demand for Polish carrot
The washed Polish carrot is still in big interest of foreign recipients. Of course it concerns only the carrot of very good quality. High demand for carrot results in relatively high prices at

Poland: more and more asparagus
There are more and more asparagus on the market. The sunny and warm weather is favorable for their growth. On Thursday, April 30 their prices was 3.50 – 4.00 PLN (0.80-0.91 euro)/kg for white

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (27.04-03.05.2009)
During the last days of April on fruit and vegetable markets one could observe recent trends The important factor influences prices is the weather. Warm and sunny days have returned recently and

Poland: decrease in prices of early cabbage
The growing supply of early vegetables obviously influences their prices. The price of early cabbage is also dropping. On Wednesday, April 29 its prices fluctuated from 2.70 up to 3.50 PLN

Poland: decline in prices of imported broccoli
Polish broccoli are expected on the market in a few days - at first broccoli from south of Poland. Meanwhile one can observe strong downward trend in prices of broccoli imported from Spain. On

Growing demand for Ligol variety
Among all varieties of apples intended for export Ligol variety is almost so popular in this season as Mutsu and Golden Delicious. The increasing demand for Ligol results in growing prices. On

Poland: decline in prices of bananas
The prices of bananas imported from Ecuador have been decreasing for several weeks. The highest price bananas reached in March and it was even above 110 PLN (24 euro)/18 kg. In April the price

Poland: prices of cucumbers are going down again
A few cool nights in the mid of April caused slower vegetation of cucumbers and as a result stopped decreasing of their prices last week. However at present the situation is coming back to the

Poland: situation on apples market
Between July 2008 and February 2009 Poland exported about 410 thousand tons of apples. 150 thousand tons were sent to Ukraine and 107 thousand tons to Russia. The high export volume is

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (20-26.04.2009)
Last week the upward trend in prices of apples was continued. The price of Idared 70 +, in cartons was to 1.50 PLN (0.33 euro)/kg. The price of other red varieties 70 + was about 1.35 PLN (0.30

Poland: decrease in prices of broccoli
Prices of imported broccoli are still dropping. For a few weeks before the Easter the price of these vegetables remained at high level 4 – 5 PLN (0.91-1.13 euro)/pcs. After the Easter holidays