Stable prices of plums
Despite rainy weather purchase and selling prices of plums remain stable. On the wholesale markets selling prices of plums fluctuate from 1.00 to 2.00 PLN (0.25-0.50 euro)/kg. The price of the

High prices of onion
Due to rainy weather it is impossible to collect onions from fields. It influences prices which are higher than usual at this time of the year. If weather improves prices may slightly decrease but

Quality of Chinese cabbage troublesome for exporters
Due to rainy weather producers of Chinese cabbage have problems with the quality of vegetable which is exposed to diseases. The quality is especially important for exporters. This season it is

Still low supply of cauliflowers
Due to adverse weather – rain and cold - the supply of cauliflowers is still low and their quality is relatively poor. On Tuesday, August 31 the prices of cauliflowers started from 2.00 PLN

Supply of aubergines still low
The weather is not very favourable for aubergines this season. As a result the supply of this vegetable is rather low. The trading companies are not able to collect bigger lot of aubergines and

Prices of celeriac are growing
Rainy weather at the beginning of August influenced the supply and prices of celeriac. Prices of this vegetable were decreasing in July but now they are growing again. In mazowieckie province the

Increase in prices of greenhouse cucumbers
Prices of greenhouse cucumbers increased again. It was caused by lower supply due to adverse weather last week (much rain). On Monday, August 2, cucumbers went up mainly on the wholesale market in

Further decrease in sweet peppers prices
Due to favourable sunny weather and warm nights the supply of Polish sweet pepper is still growing and as a result prices are decreasing. On Friday, July 23 the price of green pepper was only

Sharp decrease in tomatoes prices
Sunny weather in last weeks caused that at the moment market is oversupplied with tomatoes. Their prices sharply decreased last days. While on Monday, July 19, prices of tomatoes were around 22

Harvest of everbearer strawberries
The main season for strawberries has already finished. Now it is time for strawberries of everbearer varieties like Selva or Albion. The weather is favourable so in a few days the bigger harvest

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (12.07 – 16.07.2010) – vegetables
In week 28 market one could still observe low supply of some vegetables (cabbage, cauliflowers, broccoli) and generally high prices. The supply of Chinese cabbage is also low however the situation

Stable prices of courgette
Sunny weather is favourable for courgette and supply of this vegetable is sufficient. Courgette is more and more popular in Poland and the demand for this vegetable grows every year. On Tuesday,

Cauliflowers still expensive
The supply of cauliflowers is still low. The hot weather adversely influence their growth and additionally producers have problems with insects.  In last days the purchase price of

Increase in tomatoes prices
Prices of tomatoes increased again and they were higher by about 5 PLN (1.21 €)/box than last week. On Monday, June 28 the wholesale price of B tomatoes was 25 PLN (6.08 €)/6 kg while last

Prices of lettuce
The effects of adverse weather are still visible on the market. It concerns also lettuces. Their supply in some regions of Poland (especially in the south) are very low and prices are higher. On

Moscow: prices of domestic vegetables
In Moscow in the first half of the last week one could observe decline in prices for beets from Krasnodar (Russia) from 18-22 rubles (0,47-0,58 euro) to 14-17 rubles (0,37-0,44 euro)/ kg. In the

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (07.06 – 11.06.2010) - vegetables
The second week of June brought an improvement in the weather. There were more sunny days . It resulted in clear increase in the supply of vegetables, but at the end of the week hot weather

Lower prices of cauliflowers
Weather in June is more favourable for cauliflowers. More sunny days resulted in bigger supply of this vegetable. Cauliflowers are of better quality and size. Bigger supply resulted in prices

Poor quality of first Polish cherries
First Polish sweet cherries appeared on the market about two weeks later than usually. Their quality is rather poor due to adverse weather. They are small, poor coloured and not sweet. However

Weather adversely influences supply of lettuces
This year’s spring weather adversely influences many vegetables. It also concerns lettuces. Low temperatures and big rainfalls resulted in low supply of lettuces and in consequence relatively

Polish potatoes already on the market
The first domestic early potatoes appeared on the wholesale markets. So far their supply is very low, their prices are quite different depending on quality. Adverse weather conditions influence

Stable prices of early Chinese cabbage
Recently prices of early Chinese cabbage have remained stable. Due to adverse weather condition the supply of this cabbage is not increasing and the demand is still high.  On Tuesday, May 12

Decrease in prices of early cabbage
The demand for white cabbage is still very high and last week its price reached even 1.50 PLN (0.36 €)/kg. Meanwhile prices of young white cabbage are decreasing. However the downward trend is

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (2.05-9.05.2010) – vegetables
During the first week of May, which was shorter due to the holiday, fresh vegetables market was mainly influenced by the weather which was still adverse for vegetation of most vegetables. As a

Stable price of Polish lettuce
Adverse weather condition, especially low temperature caused lower growth of early vegetables. It resulted in lower supply of such vegetables. It also concerned domestic lettuce and as a result