Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (1-7.12.2008)
At the beginning of December increase in prices on the market of fresh fruit and vegetables was stopping by relatively high twenty-four hour temperatures. However shorter days and less daylight

Iceberg lettuce
On the wholesale market in Poznań domestic and imported iceberg lettuces are available. Prices of domestic iceberg lettuce (0.67 euro/piece for 1st class, in boxes of 10 pieces) are much lower

Increase in export of cucumbers
In September 2008 Poland exported about 1000 t of fresh cucumbers, that is about 20 % more than in September of last year. The value of exported cucumbers was about 37 % higher than last year

Further decrease in mushrooms prices
Prices of mushrooms are further decreasing. In małopolskie province the purchase prices of mushrooms in companies delivering them for retails decreased by about 0.10 - 0.13 euro/kg to 1.06 –

Cauliflowers only from cold stores
Only cauliflowers stored in cold stores are already sold in wholesale trading. On the market there are less and less of cauliflowers what results in prices increase. On Tuesday, 2nd December in

Prices of Chinese cabbage go up
Before approaching Christmas the prices of Chinese cabbage is starting increasing. On Tuesday, 2nd December in łódzkie province the purchase price of cabbage was 0.18 euro/kg. According to

Prices of industrial apples slightly went up
On Monday, 1st December in mazowieckie province prices of industrial apples in purchasing centres reached 0.04 euro/kg and were slightly higher than last week. It is the same price what in

Prices of eating apples
On Monday, 1st December prices of apples (without packaging) intended for export were as follows: from 0.156 euro/kg for Idared, from 0.21 to 0.26 euro/kg for Golden Delicious depending on size,

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (24-30.11.2008)
The recent week of November on the market of fruits and vegetables didn't differ from the rest of the month. In mazowieckie province the purchase prices of industrial apples remained fixed: 0.026

Will the export of vegetables to eastern markets gather pace?
An export of Polish apples to eastern markets is gathering pace. Will the vegetables follow the apples? At the moment traders are complaining about poor export of vegetables. However everyone is

Higher import of southern fruit
According to the newest forecasts of IERiGŻ-PIB much higher import of almost all southern fruit is expected in season 2008/2009 (mainly citrus fruit, kiwi fruit, watermelon and grapes). Prices

Domestic tomatoes still available
Both producers and trading companies still have some volumes of domestic tomatoes. In the wholesale trade Polish tomatoes will be still available for about two weeks. On Wednesday, 26th November

Onion for processing
In food-processing plants the purchase prices of peeled onion started decreasing due to lower demand from West-European recipients. At the moment in plants in kujawsko-pomorskie province the

The purchase prices of Idared for export
This week in mazowieckie province in export companies the purchase price of Idared apples 70+ was 0.13 - 0.16 euro/kg, and in łódzkie province about 0.13 euro/kg. One month ago some exporters

Stagnation in trade of citrus fruit?
In mazowieckie province importers of citrus fruit are announcing that current turnovers aren't impressive, and wholesale recipients reduced their orders. Probably the situation will change in

Brussels sprouts for processing
The purchase prices of Brussels sprout for processing are lower by about 0.08 euro/kg than last year. At the moment the purchase prices in lubelskie and łódzkie provinces is 0.40 euro/kg for

Prices of imported peppers
On Tuesday, 25th November on the wholesale market in Bronisze prices of pepper imported from Spain fluctuated from 7.81 to 9.11 euro/box of 5 kg and prices of imported pepper imported from the

Rising prices of Conference
In małopolskie province the purchase price of Conference pears (70+, in cardboard boxes 6 kg) intended for export is 0.65 euro/kg and is higher by 0.09 euro/kg than last week. The purchase

Prices of carrot
In małopolskie province the purchase price of carrots intended for retail increased by about 0.04 euro/kg to 0.19 euro/kg. In podkarpackie province the purchase price is fluctuating from 0.12

Dutch mushrooms compete with Polish ones
Polish exporters are complaining about difficulties with the sale of fresh cultivated mushrooms on the western markets. On the west Dutch producers are strong competitors as in the Netherlands

Prices of onion slightly down
Although estimates for this year’s harvests of onion show that the crops will be lower than last year's even by about 20 % (and lower by 14 % than average of years 2001 - 2005) prices of onion

Growing export to Russia – the chance for higher prices of apples?
Lifting the ban on export of fresh fruit and vegetables to Russia is a chance for boosting the export of Polish apples. Russia is the biggest recipient of Polish apples. Every year Poland export

Purchase prices of carrot for export
In mazowieckie province the purchase price of washed carrot intended for export is 0.13 - 0.14 euro/kg (diameter 30 - 40 mm, 1st class, in mesh bags of 10 kg). In comparison with corresponding

Prices of chives
In małopolskie province the purchase price of chives is 0.18 euro/bunch and the price is about 0.013 – 0.021 euro/bunch higher than in corresponding period 2007. In comparison with last week

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (17-23.11.2008)
The third week of November together with lower temperature brought some changes in prices of fruit and vegetables. However these changes did not concern the apples. In mazowieckie province the