Poland: prices of tomatoes started increasing
Bad weather last week also affected the prices of tomatoes. On Monday, June 1 prices were at least by 1 PLN (0.22 euro)/carton higher than prices at the end of last week. The price of tomatoes B

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (25-31.05.2009)
The prices of the majority of fruit and vegetables were decreasing last week. However the cold weather and rainfalls in the end of the week stopped the decrease in prices of some products e.g.

Poland: bad weather influenced the harvest of strawberries
The cold weather and rainfalls stopped the harvest of strawberries at the end of last week and this time the prices of strawberries didn’t decease during the weekend. On the local market in

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (18-24.05.2009)
In the third week of May prices of apples intended for export remained stable. The average price of red varieties 70 + (including cartons) was 1.70 PLN (0.39 euro)/kg; the average price of Idared

Poland: strawberries season has already started
At the moment mainly growing under protections, but there are more and more of domestic strawberries on the market. However in many cases the quality is not very satisfied especially regards the

Poland: prices of domestic greenhouse cucumbers
The price of Polish greenhouse cucumbers has been decreasing for a long time with an exception of a few days with adverse weather in April when cold nights delayed the growth of cucumbers and as a

Poland: more and more asparagus
There are more and more asparagus on the market. The sunny and warm weather is favorable for their growth. On Thursday, April 30 their prices was 3.50 – 4.00 PLN (0.80-0.91 euro)/kg for white

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (27.04-03.05.2009)
During the last days of April on fruit and vegetable markets one could observe recent trends The important factor influences prices is the weather. Warm and sunny days have returned recently and

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (20-26.04.2009)
Last week the upward trend in prices of apples was continued. The price of Idared 70 +, in cartons was to 1.50 PLN (0.33 euro)/kg. The price of other red varieties 70 + was about 1.35 PLN (0.30

Poland: more and more early vegetables on the market
Despite of lower twenty-four hour temperatures and frost during last nights there are more and more early vegetables on the market – both volumes as well as number of kinds. On the wholesale

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

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

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (26.01-01.02.2009)
The last week of January passed. Average prices both apples and domestic vegetables remained rather stable. Fluctuation in prices was minimal (1-3 %) and resulted from changing lower or upper

Increase in prices of Spanish cucumbers
On Tuesday, 27 January 2009 on the market in Bronisze the price of imported cucumbers from Spain was 60 PLN (13.89 euro)/box of 4.5 kg i.e. by over 5 PLN (1.16 euro) more than in the end of last

Lack of Savoy cabbages
The frosty weather considerably affected the supply of Savoy cabbages. At the moment it is difficult to buy wholesale quantities of this vegetable. On Thursday, 15th December the price of Savoy

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

Hypermarkets exploit the situation of fruit and vegetables overproduction
Thanks to the favourable weather in this season, on the market there are a lot of domestic root vegetables and brassica. The supply is so big that suppliers have problems with selling. 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

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (17-23.11.2008)
The third week of November together with lower temperature brought some changes in prices of fruit and vegetables. However these changes did not concern the apples. In mazowieckie province the

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

The end of purchase of red peppers for processing
Thanks to the warm weather the processing plants are still purchasing the red pepper (without stem and seeds). Last year the purchase of the pepper ended about 20th October. In lubelskie

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).

Cauliflowers: big supply, poor quality
This year's season of the harvest of cauliflowers will last about one month. As a result of good weather in October there are a lot of cauliflowers on the market and their prices are low - from

Low prices of Chinese cabbage
The warm weather caused that on the market there are still a lot Chinese cabbage and its price are still low. On Monday, 3rd November the price of cabbage without the package was 0.168 - 0.197