Russia needs Polish apples
A supply of apples of early varieties Paula Red and Delicates is growing. On the Russian market the demand for Polish apples is also increasing but export is not as high as it could be. Price of

Poland: stagnation in export to Russia
A stagnation is a word the best describing the current situation in the export of fresh vegetables to Russia. At the moment on the Russian market there is low demand for vegetables offered by

Poland: forecast on the purchase price of industrial apples
A next part of conflict between fruit farmers and processing industry over the purchase price of industrial apples is gearing up. Polish Association of Juices Producers estimates that the purchase

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

Lower demand for Polish Chinese cabbage on Russian market
On the Russian market one can observe clear decrease in demand for Polish Chinese cabbage Despite stable and low price the demand is much lower than a few weeks ago. On Tuesday, August 4 the

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.

Poland: decrease in prices of onion
This week the purchase prices of onion much decreased. In łódzkie province the price decreased from 1.80 (0.43 euro) to 1.00 PLN (0.24 euro)/kg, in surroundings of Krosno from 1.80 PLN (0.43

Poland: do processing plants need sour cherries?
The purchase prices of sour cherries at the level 0.45 PLN (0.11 euro)/kg seem to give the negative answer to above question. Prices of sour cherries are already so low that their picking is

Poland: domestic red pepper already on the market
Domestic red pepper already appeared on the Polish market, however the supply is not big. On Tuesday, July 7, in mazowieckie province, in the area of big production (Przytyk) the price of red

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: 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

Poland: export of frozen strawberries
According to the Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) in the period between January and April 2009 Poland exported 32 thousand t of frozen strawberries i.e. by 35 % more than

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

Poland: bigger export of mushrooms to CIS
According to Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) from January to March this year the export of fresh mushrooms to countries of CIS amounted to 6.5 thousand t and it was by 63

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

Poland: lower export of fresh mushrooms
According to Polish Analytical Centre of Custom Administration (CAAC) from January to March 2009 the export of Polish fresh mushrooms into our main recipients Germany and the Netherlands was

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: the end of export season of Polish apples
Apples stocks in CA are already small. Despite the record crops of apples in 2008 it wasn't difficult to sell apples during passing season. But the price of apples was record low. At the moment,

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: domestic early leeks and celeriac already on the market
Domestic early leeks and celeriac are already available on the Polish wholesale markets. One can expect that their growing supply will influence the prices of last year’s leeks and celeriac. At

Poland: further decrease in prices of domestic tomatoes
The end of last week brought the further decrease in prices of Polish tomatoes. It was of course the result of growing supply of domestic tomatoes. On Friday, May 22 the price of B size tomatoes

Poland: domestic iceberg lettuce already on the market
After Polish butterhead and curled lettuces, the domestic iceberg lettuces appeared on the market. So the season of imported iceberg lettuce is ending. On Friday, May 15 on the wholesale market

Poland: stable price of imported broccoli
Polish broccoli will appear on the market soon. As regards the imported ones their prices remain stable. On Friday, May 15 the prices of broccoli imported from Spain were from 22 to 25 PLN

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: domestic cauliflowers already in wholesale quantities
At the moment wholesale amounts of Polish cauliflowers are available only on the local market in southern Poland. In the central part of Poland, where vegetation is a little bit delayed, one