Aubergines are up again.
The beginning of last week brought a halt to the upward trend in wholesale prices of imported aubergines on the Polish wholesale markets, but according to our forecasts, the interruption turned

Frost in Poland ruins fruit growers' plans?
Strong frosts that have recently passed over Poland have thwarted the plans of many fruit growers. The frost that last nights attacked the fruit-growing regions of Poland ruins the plans of

Higher prices for broccoli in Poland.
The end of the season of domestic broccoli is marked by an increase in the prices of these vegetables. On the wholesale market of broccoli at first we had a significant fall in prices. This

It seems that this season on the parsley market will be remembered for many years. What is the current situation in this vegetable trade?
We wrote about parsley on the pages of the portal www.fresh-market.pl relatively recently (see here). At that time we were wondering whether an upward price correction means that the minimum price

Onions – it can be expensive end of the season
Until recently, the onion market in Poland remained relatively stable. Prices were quite high (but not record), but we did not have to deal with a clear upward trend, which many market

W. Brytania – warzywa będą drożeć
Niekorzystne warunki pogodowe w Wielkiej Brytanii miały katastrofalne skutki dla zbiorów i spowodowały chaos w sektorze rolno – spożywczym. Kombinacja relatywnie wysokich

Red cabbage again is more expensive than 5 years ago
The last two months of the previous year was a period of stagnation in the red cabbage market. Despite the limited supply, which was the result of poor harvest, prices of red cabbage does not

Apple production in Poland lower than expected – official statistics
We would remind you that WAPA August Polish apple production forecast stood at 3,54 mln tons; however, the final official figure is lower due to unfavorable weather conditions in

Ukrainian sweet cherries too expensive for Russia
The situation is connected with relatively high prices of Ukrainian produce. Due to a decrease in the sweet cherry supply provoked by rainy and cloudy weather, Ukrainian growers maintain high

Crops of raspberries have just started
It seems that this season prices of raspberries will be quite good. In chile crops of raspberries are at 15 - 30% lower than year ago. Poor weather in Serbia also influenced the volume of

Further seasonal decrease in Ukrainian fresh produce price index
«The situation in the Ukrainian fresh produce market was mixed last week as worse weather provoked an increase in prices in some cases», says Ms. Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform. «An

Unstable prices of cucumbers
Each year prices of glasshouse cucumbers are changing all the time. The main reason of such situation is weather. It could have been noticed in last few days. At the end of May there was a

Late frosts damaged strawberries harvest
Great crop losses have been reported to be registered in several farms. In spite of unfavorable weather conditions, local producers have already started selling season of early strawberries, one

Polish strawberry season starts
For the present, high-quality strawberries are offered at 5.00-5.60 euro/kg, and produce of lower quality is shipped at 2.80-3.40 euro/kg. At the same time, Polish growers say of sunny and warm

Unstable situation on cucumber market
Prices of glasshouse cucumbers changing even at 90% day by day. Changes at the level of 20% are absolutely normal. Worse weather conditions in May brought price increase of 100%. Currently

Asparagus already on the market
Before Easter bunch of asparagus cost dozen zlotys'. Now prices dropped significantly due to a good weather and crops. Season is starting now. Dieticians are encouraging to eating asparagus. Ten

More lettuce - does it influence prices?
Better weather before Easter influenced market of lettuce. At this time of season raise of supply of lettuce is normal but not as dynamic as currently. Market prefers slow changes. Dynamic

Early white cabbage already on the market
The season of early cabbage started earlier than year ago. Last year bad weather conditions delayed beginning of season. This year prices are very similar to those from 2012. Now early cabbage

Courgette - will prices increase?
Prices of imported courgette have never been so low. Currently Spanish vegetable cost PLN 3.00 - 4.00 / kg (wholesale). In March prices were at the level of PLN 4.00 - 5.00 / kg. Since the

Weather influenced prices of tomatoes
There was no real winter this year and this is why production of tomatoes has started earlier. Due to this the supply was increasing very fast. As a consequence of early spring prices were going

Winter vegetable crisis in France
Cabbage production dropped by 35%, leeks by 30% and carrots by half, due to a mild, rainy winter. ''The fields were full of water which made it impossible to use the machines. We had to pick the

Lack of iceberg lettuce
We have bad news from Spain and Italy. Warm weather causes worse conditions of vegetation and decreases production. Everything indicates that there will be less vegetables on tha European market.

Spain: First melons on the market
April is the beginning of melons season. First fruits are already on the market. The earliest variety is Galia which is one of most popular in Europe. Melons are grown in Almeria. Good weather

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

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