Prices of Jonagored and Golden slightly increased
Prices (in Polish zloty) of Jonagored (80+) and Golden Delicious (70+) intended for export has been increasing this week. As compared to last week prices increased by about 4 %. In mazowieckie

Export of tomatoes in 2008
In the period from January to November 2008 Poland exported about 81 thousand t of tomatoes. Great Britain and Lithuania were the main recipients of Polish tomatoes (22 % of total export) but in

Prices of broccoli are going down
The price of broccoli imported from Spain has a downward trend. On Tuesday, 10 February price of broccoli was from 25 to 32 PLN (5.58-7.14 euro) for box of 10 pieces and was lower than last week.

Domestic leeks are again on the market
The strength of the euro against the zloty caused that prices of leeks imported from EU are again higher than prices of Polish leeks. At the moment there are quite a lot of domestic leeks on the

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (02-08.02.2009)
The beginning of February didn't bring the winter to Poland. At the end of the first week of February the weather is rather like in early spring. Such weather influences the market of domestic

Lower demand for Polish apples in Russia
We have already informed that Russian market is saturated with Polish apples at the moment. This week export of red varieties and Idared from the surroundings of Grójec has decreased

Lower import of processed vegetables
According to Polish Analytical Centre of Custom Administration (CAAC) in November 2008 import of processed vegetables amounted to 11.3 thousand t, i.e. by about 33 % less than in November 2007.

Apples: will prices increase?
On the south-east of Poland, already on Sunday it was possible to meet the buyers from Ukraine who offered 0.70 PLN/kg for apples of red varieties and Idared 70 + (price without packaging). Is it

Growing interest in Chinese cabbages
At the moment Russian recipients are strongly interested in Polish Chinese cabbage. Price of cabbages is slowly going up. On Monday, 26th January the minimum price of Chinese cabbage without the

Growing price of broccoli
In the winter the Polish market of broccoli is dominated by Spanish ones. For a few weeks one can observe an upward trend in prices of these vegetables. On Wednesday, 28th January price of

Lower export of frozen strawberries
According to Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) between January and November 2008 Poland exported 74.2 thousand t of frozen strawberries at value 100.9 million euro. It

Sweet pepper on Polish market
At the moment on the Polish market there are red sweet peppers from Turkey, Spain and Israel. Last week on the wholesale markets the prices of red pepper below 70+ were as follows: 8.40 PLN

Imported leeks on the market
On the Polish market imported leeks already appeared and their price is comparable with the price of domestic leeks. Such offer appeared thanks to declines in prices of leeks in exporting

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (19-25.01.2009)
In mazowieckie province the prices (in Polish zloty) of apples, both industrial and eating, didn't change. The purchase price of industrial apples was 0.10 – 0.12 PLN (0.023-0.027 euro)/kg.

Prices of tomatoes
Slight modifications in prices of tomatoes imported from Spain. On Thursday, 22 January price of tomatoes G (BB), packed in cardboard boxes of 6 kg was 28 – 34 PLN (6.50 – 7.89 euro)/box. On

Import of lettuces and rucola on the Polish market
The import of lettuces has been growing for a few years. According to forecasts IERiGŻ the value of the import of lettuces in the season 2008/2009 will amount to 14.5 million euro against 11.8

Import of lemons
Between 1 and 7 January 2009 7.5 thousand t of lemons from Spain and about 3 thousand t of lemons from Italy was delivered to Poland. Since the beginning of the year the price of lemons from

Lower crops of carrots – higher prices?
Since the beginning of the year the prices of washed carrots increased already to the average level 1.10 PLN (0.26 euro)/kg. As we already informed at such price the import of Dutch carrot is

Lower supply of Spanish mandarins
On the Polish market the supply of Spanish mandarins is too small to meet the demand. As a result of this importers of citruses don't have a problem with finding recipients, which buy even

Bananas on the Polish market
While Europe is trying to limit the import of bananas from Latin America countries, Poland imported about 1.7 thousand t of bananas from Ecuador and Costa Rica at the beginning of the year. We

The organic sector in Poland
The development of organic agriculture in Poland is considered to be very important since it will provide new jobs, encourage the development of rural areas and foster the protection of the

Oranges on the Polish market in 1st week of 2009
In the first week of January Poland imported about 4.5 thousand t oranges from Spain. Total import oranges from Greece and Turkey amounted to about 2,8 thousand t. Price of oranges from Spain on

Table grapes on the Polish market in 1st week of 2009
At the beginning of the year Poland imported about 4.5 thousand ton of table grapes from Italy (3 thousand t of white and 1.5 thousand t of red grapes). On the wholesale market in Lublin price

Dutch carrots already on the Polish market
The wholesale prices of domestic washed carrots already reached the level when the import of carrots from the Netherlands can be profitable. On Friday, 9th January prices of domestic carrot

Overview of Poland's Booming Food Processing Sector
6 Jan - The food processing and catering industries in Poland are increasingly interested in importing processed fruits and vegetables and baking ingredients such as baking mixes and fats. There