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

High prices of tomatoes
Prices of tomatoes increased once again. It was expected as the supply of tomatoes was low at the moment. On Monday, September 13 the price of B tomatoes was 26-28 PLN (6.58-7.09 euro)/6 kg and

Low supply of domestic aubergines
Too much rain and low temperatures in last days adversely influenced vegetation of domestic aubergines. As a result the supply of these vegetables is very low and it is difficult to collect more

Vegdis — Main Sponsor of the conference
The Main Sponsor of this year’s Fresh Market conference is the company VEGDIS Sp. z o.o. Vegdis imports and distributes fruit and vegetables from all over the world and exports Polish product to

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

Uren Novaberry improves profitability with BEST Sorting solutions
Uren Novaberry, one of Poland’s leading fruit processing companies, has seen its frozen raspberry processing business become more profitable following its installation of a BEST HELIUS free fall

Price of blueberries slightly up
Price of blueberries slightly increased in last days. On Warsaw wholesale market in Bronisze as well as on other local markets in mazowieckie province price of blueberries is from 3.50 – 6.00

Imported peaches and nectarines cheaper than domestic
Prices of peaches and nectarines imported from Spain decreased to the level where they can compete with Polish fruit, which are already available on the wholesale markets. Relatively low price and

Prices of carrot
The supply of carrot is big at the moment and this cause decrease in prices. Quality of carrot is very different but supply of good quality carrot is sufficient. Last week price of good quality

Cauliflowers will remain expensive
The supply of cauliflowers is still low. Heavy rains at the beginning of last week again adversely influenced vegetation of these vegetable. The sitaution in the south of Poland is the worst

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

Prices of early onion
Prices of early onion are still decreasing. The supply of onion is bigger every day but its quality is very often insufficient. On Thursday, July 8, the price of good quality onion was 1.50-1.80

Further decrease in potatoes prices
At the end of June prices of early potatoes decreased again due to higher supply. However on the market there are a lot of potatoes of poor quality and small size what influences their prices. 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 (14.06 – 18.06.2010) – vegetables
During the third week of June the supply of many vegetables was decreasing. It concerned mainly early cabbage, cauliflowers, broccoli and cucumbers and courgettes. One of the reasons of lower

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

Decrease in potatoes prices
Prices of domestic early potatoes are still decreasing. Supply of potatoes is growing very quickly but thier quality is not sufficient. There are a lot of small size potatoes and their price is

Prices of fruit in Moscow
In Moscow by mid last week unexpectedly raised the price of mango from Brazil. Market participants attributed this trend to the deteriorating quality of the product. It grew from an average of

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

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (31.05.2010-04.06.2010) - fruit
Last week purchase prices of apples was stable at the low level. In the production area near Grójec the price of Idared 70 + was 0.60 PLN (0.145 €)/kg and in some trading companies the purchase

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

High demand for early cabbage in south of Poland
In the south of Poland one can observe the high demand for early white cabbage. The supply is enough but due to high demand the price is stable. On Friday, June 4 the price of good quality cabbage

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