Export to Russia still difficult
In spite of lifting the ban on the import of Polish plant products to Russia, the export to Russian market is still difficult. Russian phytosanitary requirements are more restrictive than UE

Will the export of vegetables to eastern markets gather pace?
An export of Polish apples to eastern markets is gathering pace. Will the vegetables follow the apples? At the moment traders are complaining about poor export of vegetables. However everyone is

Domestic tomatoes still available
Both producers and trading companies still have some volumes of domestic tomatoes. In the wholesale trade Polish tomatoes will be still available for about two weeks. On Wednesday, 26th November

Dutch mushrooms compete with Polish ones
Polish exporters are complaining about difficulties with the sale of fresh cultivated mushrooms on the western markets. On the west Dutch producers are strong competitors as in the Netherlands

Growing export to Russia – the chance for higher prices of apples?
Lifting the ban on export of fresh fruit and vegetables to Russia is a chance for boosting the export of Polish apples. Russia is the biggest recipient of Polish apples. Every year Poland export

Lower export of vegetables to Czech and Slovakia
According to traders who export fresh fruit and vegetables to the Czech and Slovakia the situation in export is rather bad. At the moment the demand from Czech and Slovak importers is quite

Problems with the export to the eastern markets
Low prices and the great competition from neighbouring countries cause that it is very difficult to sell the products on eastern markets. Polish products have to compete in Russia with

Export of cultivated mushrooms
According to the newest forecasts IERiGŻ-PIB in the season 2008/2009 upward trend in the export of Polish mushrooms will stay. The export of fresh mushrooms can amount to 130 thousand ton and

Apples: increasing export to the East
More and more Polish apples are exporting to the eastern countries. One can see the great demand from Ukrainian importers. The additional hope for increase in export is lifting the ban on export

Dutch onion better for peeling
Food processing industry thinks that Polish onion is of poorer quality this year, particularly as regards the size. The summer drought caused that onion was small. Onion for peeling should have

Prices of Golden Delicious
At the moment Golden Delicious is the most popular variety on Polish market. Wholesale prices of Golden can be even twice higher than prices of different varieties. There is big demand for

Prices of Polish mushrooms on foreign markets
This week on the wholesale market in Paris the prices of Polish mushrooms of 1st class ranged from 1.98 to 2.17 euro/kg and 2.12 euro/kg was the most often paid price. Prices lowered by about

When will the export of vegetables to the East grow?
Export of fresh vegetables to the Eastern markets, especially to Russia has been low for many weeks. Polish traders are complaining about the stagnation and the low demand from their trading

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (10-16.11.2008)
On the market of fresh fruit and vegetables the consecutive week of November passed uneventfully without price changes. Prices of industrial apples stayed at the low and stable level. In the

Will the prices of Polish Iceberg lettuces increase?
Prices of lettuces, including Iceberg lettuces have been increasing for a long time. On Thursday, 13th November the average price of Iceberg lettuce was 0.72 euro/piece (including the packaging).

Prices of Polish vegetables for export
The export prices of the frozen French bean much increased in August 2008 compared to July. The price was 0.53 euro/kg (price fob), while in July price was 0.45 euro/kg. However in comparison

Warm autumn caused lower import of vegetables
There are many vegetables on the Polish market and their prices are stable and low. One of the reasons of such situation is a warm autumn enabling good growth of vegetables. This situation

EC rejected Polish and Hungarian proposal on protection of apple market
The European Commission rejected the demand proposed by Poland and Hungary for enforcing the protection of the union market against the import of cheap Chinese apple concentrate. According to

China is becoming the largest exporter of frozen strawberries
Data on the export in the first half of 2008 shows that China exported 54.6 thousand ton of frozen strawberries. In the same time Mexico sold 53.1 thousand ton and Poland 53 thousand ton. In

Export of Chinese apples to Russia is growing
Cheap apples from China can threaten the position of Polish apples on the Russian market. According to FAMMU/FAPA this year apple harvests in China will be higher than last year's by about 15%.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (3.-9.11.2008)
On the market of fresh fruit and vegetables prices still remain stable. The first week of November didn't see great changes.The average prices of industrial apples were staying at level 0.027

The end of greenhouse tomatoes season
This year's season of domestic greenhouse tomatoes will last about one week. On Monday, 3rd November prices of tomatoes didn't change compared with prices of last week. The average price of

Decrease in export of fresh vegetables
The latest data concerning the Polish export shows that in August of this year the sale of fresh vegetables lowered by 30 percent compared with August of 2007. This year in August the export of

Tomatoes are going down
Prices of tomatoes are decreasing. On Tuesday, 28th October prices of tomatoes packed into boxes of 6 kg were as follows: from 4.04 euro/box for size A; from 4.85 euro/box for size B and from 5.12

Polish strawberries
Trading companies in wielkopolskie province buy domestic strawberries grown under protections. The purchase prices of strawberries intended for the domestic retail market is about 1.62 -1.89