Big chill causing major headaches
Unusually heavy snowfall has led to disruption for a number of transport and logistics operators as well as fresh produce traders.Major snowfall and extremely low temperatures across Europe have

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (5-11.01.2009)
The weather was recently the most important factor affecting the trade and prices on the market of fruit and vegetables. The heavy frost affected both the supply and turnover on the market. The

Prices of grapefruit on the Polish market
At the beginning of 2009 one can observe a considerable demand for citrus fruit among others grapefruit. On the wholesale market in Bronisze grapefruit from Turkey are the most popular. On

Imported lettuces
On the Polish market there are lettuces imported mainly from Spain and Italy. In surroundings of Warsaw wholesale prices of lettuces are as follows: Iceberg lettuce from Spain – 40 PLN (9.85

Cultivated mushrooms: producers wait for better export
Exporters of fresh mushrooms expect that in the first half of 2009 orders from foreign recipients will increase. This year lower exchange rate of Polish currency can be a favorable factor for

Production of tomato juice
According to the latest data of Polish Central Statistic Office (GUS) in September 2008 the production of tomato juice much decreased in comparison with the corresponding period 2007 (from 4.2

Export of Polish fruit
In the period January – September 2008 Poland exported 383.7 thousand t of fresh fruit. It is about 172.5 thousand t less than in 2007. The reason of such situation is the very low last year's

Export of Polish vegetables
In the period January – September 2008 Poland exported 508.0 thousand t of fresh vegetables, i.e. by about 20 % more than in the corresponding period of 2007 when the exported volumes amounted

Prices of apple juice
According to the latest data of Polish Central Statistic Office (GUS) in October 2008 processing plants reduced the price of apple juice by 0.07 PLN (0.017 euro) as compared to the price in

Prices of frozen sour cherries
In the past harvest season of soft fruit the fruit growers complained about low purchase prices sour cherries. According to the latest data of Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration

Higher export of tinned sweet corn
According to the latest data of Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) since January till September 2008 Polish export of tinned sweet corn amounted to 1.7 thousand t at value

Bigger production of vegetable juices
According to the latest data of Polish Central Statistic Office (GUS) in September 2008 the production of single species vegetable juices much increased. In August the medium and large

Iceberg lettuce is going down
Imported vegetables generally are becoming more expensive but not Iceberg lettuce. Recently cheaper iceberg lettuces have been delivered from Spain and their prices on Polish market decreased.

Import of raisins
According to statistical data from Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) in the period from January to September 2008 Poland imported 10.9 thousand t of raisins. As compared

Oranges more expensive
According to preliminary data of Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) in the period from January to September 2008 Poland imported 83 556 t of oranges at the value 46.9

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (15-21.12.2008)
In the third week of December prices of apples for export remained stable. The price (without packaging) of red varieties, size 7 +, was from 0.40 PLN (0.097 euro)/kg. There are a lot of apples

Very low export price of apples
According to Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration in June 2008 the export price of apples reached the highest level in 2008 – 0.61 euro/kg. Since July prices have been dropping.

Big supply of mandarins
Before X-mas there are a lot of mandarins on the market. The reason is obvious – they are very popular among Polish consumers. Mandarins are delivered mainly from Italy and Spain and their

Increasing prices of imported tomatoes
The price of tomatoes imported from Spain is growing. On Wednesday, 17th December price of GG tomatoes was 9.07 – 9.31 euro/box of 6 kg and was higher than the price from the beginning of week

Growing demand for potatoes
The demand for Polish potatoes has visibly increased recently. But it concerns only potatoes intended for export, which are accompanied by phytosanitary certificates. The price of such potatoes

Consumers like ready-to-cook food
More and more rapid life causes that people have less time for preparing dinner dishes. That’s why consumers are more and more interested in frozen ready-to-cook food which is simple to

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (8-14.12.2008)
In the second week of December prices of eating apples remained stable. Prices of red apples, size 70 + and 75 + intended for export were from 0.176 to 0.227 euro/kg. Golden Delicious still

Bigger production of apple concentrate
IERiGŻ estimates that in Poland the production of apple concentrate in season 2008/2009 will amount to 215 thousand ton i.e. by about 54 % more than in season 2007 / 2008. The export of

Italian mandarins cheaper than Spanish ones
Together with approaching of Christmas more and more citrus fruit is appearing on the Polish market. Mandarins which are very popular in Poland are imported mainly from Spain and Italy. At the

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (1-7.12.2008)
At the beginning of December increase in prices on the market of fresh fruit and vegetables was stopping by relatively high twenty-four hour temperatures. However shorter days and less daylight