High prices of vegetables – difficult export
The level of prices of some Polish vegetables are comparable with those in other EU countries. It concerns mainly onion, cabbage and carrot. Prices of these vegetables in Poland do not differ from

Red apples in bigger demand
Compared to the beginning of the year, when Golden Delicious and Mutsu were in big demand, now red apples such as Shampion, Gloster, Jonagold and Ligol are in bigger demand, both apples from

Growing supply of Chinese cabbage
Many producers of Chinese cabbage decided to start selling cabbages from cold stores. One can observe it in the whole country, in łódzkie and wielkopolskie provinces, as well as in south

Shampion only from cold stores
Shampion is one of the most popular varieties in Poland. Apples of this variety are very tasty and sweet, but they quickly loses their firmness. After a few months in ordinary stores apples are

Poor quality onion
Onion is the vegetable still in the biggest demand on our market. Supply is small, and many producers do not sell onion. Additionally the quality of onion available on the market is

Good quality Chinese cabbage in demand
Only the Chinese cabbage of the best quality is in big demand and producers may require a higher price for such product. The quality requirements are strong, especially for cabbage intended for

Mutsu – Japanese variety popular among Polish traders
Apples of Mutsu variety came to Polish orchards straight from Japan. The taste of these apples is similar to Golden Delicious. Apples are large and they look very nice and do not tend to

Prices of citrus fruit on Polish market
Last week passed without any major changes in the prices of citrus fruit. Prices of lemons were constant - 45 - 46 PLN (11.31-11.56 €)/10 kg. Prices of mandarins and oranges imported from Spain

Stable prices of domestic vegetables
The beginning of February didn't bring changes in prices of domestic vegetables. Prices remained stable because trade condition kept steady due to still difficult winter weather and stable demand.

Prices of apples stopped growing
After a quite considerable rise in prices of apples noted at the beginning of the year, at present one can observe prices stabilization. However fruit growers hope that prices start growing again.

Lower prices of Spanish sweet peppers
Throughout January price of red peppers imported from Spain remained stable. The wholesale price was 32 -35 PLN (7.88-8.62 €)/carton 5 kg. However at the end of January the price of sweet pepper

Only apples from cold stores in demand
Trade companies purchasing apples are less interested in apples from ordinary stores. The only variety that traders are still interested in is Idared, but the price of Idared from ordinary stores

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (25.01 – 31.01.2010)
Last week one could observe a slight increase in the prices of apples, however it is due to the beginning of purchase of apples from cold stores, and not real price growth. Prices of apples from

Poland: prices of imported broccoli and cauliflowers
Prices of domestic vegetables grows, while prices of imported vegetables decrease. It concerns also imported broccoli and cauliflowers. Prices of broccoli increased from 3 - 5 PLN (0.74-1.23

Poland: decrease in price of imported leeks
Prices of imported leeks even in the second decade of January remained high. The price of French or Belgian leeks was 4.00 – 5.00 PLN (0.98-1.23 euro)/kg. But situation has changed the price of

Poland: difficult trade due to heavy frost
Due to heavy frost the trade in vegetables is very difficult. Low temperatures are very unfavorable for example, brassicas. Even short exposure to temperatures of -10 degrees causes damages. Many

Poland: growing prices of root vegetables
Due to heavy frost one can observe decrease in supply of brassicas as well as root vegetables. Yesterday we wrote about increase in prices of carrot but prices of parsley or celeriac also

Poland: slow increase in carrot’s price
On the market there are a lot of carrot of poor quality but supply of good quality carrot is insufficient. Prices of such carrot still grow. On Tuesday, January 26th in the center of Poland, the

Poland: stable prices of domestic leeks
Despite heavy frost prices of domestic leeks remain stable. On Tuesday, January 26th the price of good quality leeks was 3.00-4.00 PLN (0.73-0.97 euro)/kg. The price of leeks of poor quality was

Poland: decrease in prices of imported cucumbers
Following decrease in prices of tomatoes, prices of imported cucumbers also decreased. On Monday, January 25th on the wholesale market in Bronisze the price of cucumbers imported from Spain was

Poland: big supply of Chinese cabbage stabilizes prices
The demand for Chinese cabbage still grows. As we already mentioned its price went up slightly. However, due to bigger demand the supply of this vegetable also much increased, especially the

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (18-24.01.2010)
Prices of apples for processing remained stable. In purchasing centers the price was 0.15 PLN (0.037 euro)/kg and in processing plants - 0.18 – 0.19 PLN (0.044-0.47 euro)/kg. The supply of such

Poland: further increase in apples prices
Demand for Polish apples is growing but due to the heavy frost many fruit growers do not open cold stores. The purchase centers increase prices to encourage producers to sell apples. Since the

Poland: low supply of good quality potatoes
In the current season one can observe lower supply of good quality potatoes what influences prices of these vegetables. Such potatoes are already expensive but prices may further increase. On

Poland: prices of imported tomatoes
After quite long period with increase in prices of imported tomatoes, now one can observe downward trend. Currently the price of tomatoes imported from Spain decreased to 35 PLN (8.60 euro)/6 kg