Poland: slight increase in tomatoes prices
An information from the end of last week about decrease in the supply of tomatoes was confirmed. There is less tomatoes on the market what resulted in their price increase. However the growth is

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (03-09.08.2009)
The beginning of August didn't bring great changes in the price situation on the fruit market. The sour cherries season for fruit farmers is lost; the purchase prices of sour cherries are stable

Poland: tomatoes will be more expensive
Although on Thursday, August 6 prices of tomatoes were still low – from 9.00 PLN (2.17 euro)/carton of 6 kg for B tomatoes and from 11.00 PLN (2.66 euro)/carton for BB, one can already see that

Poland: stable prices of tomatoes
The beginning of August didn't bring changes in prices of tomatoes. As a result of stable and high supply their prices are low. On Monday, August 3 the price of B size tomatoes was 10 PLN (2.43

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (27.07-02.08.2009)
The end of July, how one could expect, didn't bring an increase in purchase prices of sour cherries. The prices at level 0.50 – 0.60 PLN (0.12-0.14 euro)/kg are catastrophic for fruit farmers.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (20-26.07.2009)
The third decade of July brought next decrease in purchase prices sour cherries. At the end of last week in surroundings of Sandomierz the purchase price of sour cherries for freezing was only

Poland: decrease in prices of tomatoes
At the beginning of the week tomatoes still became more expensive, and their high prices were stable till Wednesday. On Thursday, July 23 the situation changed and prices of tomatoes much

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (13-19.07.2009)
The purchase of strawberries for processing already finished and now the processing plants are buying raspberries, currants. They also started purchasing of sour cherries and of course fruit

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (06-12.07.2009)
The harvest of strawberries is ending, at the moment the strawberries are being picked in the north-western part of Poland. Last week one could observe the decreasing supply of strawberries what

Poland: prices of tomatoes are decreasing
After short-term decrease in prices of tomatoes at the begging of this week, prices of tomatoes came back to downward trend. The supply of tomatoes is big especially those ones of size B and

Poland: import of fresh vegetables in April 2009
According to Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration in April 2009 Poland imported 33.3 thousand t of fresh vegetables at value 28.6 million euro. Compared to April 2008 the volume of

Poland: slight increase in tomatoes prices
At the begging of this week prices of tomatoes slightly increased. On Monday, July 6 the price of tomatoes B was 14-15 PLN/6 kg and the price of tomatoes BB was 16-18 PLN/ 6 kg.The question is if

Poland: lower export of vegetables in April 2009
According to preliminary data of the Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) in April this year the export of fresh vegetables amounted to 52.7 thousand t, and its value 16.1

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (29.06-05.07.2009)
At the end of June and beginning of July harvests of blackcurrants started. The first prices in purchasing centers aren't too high, from 1.40 to 1.80 PLN (0.37-0.41 euro)/kg, depending on the area

Poland: bigger consumption of cauliflowers and broccoli
According to data of Polish Central Statistics Office (GUS) total consumption of vegetables (fresh, frozen and canned) in Poland amounted to 61 kg/person in 2008 and was higher by about 1 % than

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (22-28.06.2009)
June was exceptionally rainy this year. Much rain and the lack of sun considerably influenced the market of fresh fruit and vegetables. The weather made the harvest difficult and adversely

Polish tomatoes too expensive for Russian market
Although prices of Polish tomatoes were decreasing for last days, their current prices are too high so they can’t compete against tomatoes from other countries on the Russian market. As a

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (15-21.06.2009)
In the third week of June prices of fresh fruit and vegetables didn't change much. Only prices of tomatoes decreased considerably and on the contrary prices of apples increased much. The stocks

Poland: prices of tomatoes stopped growing
At the end of last week the prices of tomatoes were still increasing and the price of tomatoes B was 20 PLN (4.44 euro)/carton of 6 kg and the price of tomatoes BB was 22 PLN (4.88 euro)/carton.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (08-14.06.2009)
In the second week of June the weather was still unfavourable for growth of fruit and vegetables. Rains and relatively low temperatures adversely affected the supply and prices first of all

Poland: increase in prices of tomatoes
Prices of tomatoes are increasing. On Monday, June 8 the price of tomatoes was higher by 2-3 PLN (0.44-0.66 euro)/kg than last week. The price of tomatoes B was 21-22 PLN (4.63-4.85 euro)/6 kg

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (01-07.06.2009)
In the first week of June the weather was the most crucial factor having the impact on prices of fruit and vegetables. Long lasting rainfalls and cold weather adversely affected the growth of many

Poland: prices of tomatoes started increasing
Bad weather last week also affected the prices of tomatoes. On Monday, June 1 prices were at least by 1 PLN (0.22 euro)/carton higher than prices at the end of last week. The price of tomatoes B

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (25-31.05.2009)
The prices of the majority of fruit and vegetables were decreasing last week. However the cold weather and rainfalls in the end of the week stopped the decrease in prices of some products e.g.

Poland: tomatoes already below 0.70 euro/kg
Prices of domestic tomatoes are still decreasing. On Thursday, May 28 the price of tomatoes B was 16 PLN (3.56 euro)/carton i.e. about 2.60 PLN (0.58 euro)/kg. The price of tomatoes BB was 18 PLN