Industrial apples: prices the lowest on record
In many purchasing centres the price of industrial apples dropped to 0.022 EUR/kg. In spite of such low price a lot of growers sell apples and some of processing plants already stopped the

Prices of industrial apples decreased again
The purchasing centres buying industrial apples much lowered the purchase prices this week. In podkarpackie province the prices were at the level of 0.035-0.04 EUR/kg. In mazowieckie and

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (15-21.09.2008)
The prices of apples stayed of course the most important issue in the third week of September. The guaranteed purchase price 0.084 EUR/kg is paid only for the raw material of perfect quality. In

Production of cherries: very bad year
For a few years Poland is the second important producer of sour cherries in the world (the first one is Russia). This year the profitability of the production of sour cherries was very low. At

The president of KUPS: 0.28 zloty/kg for industrial apples is too high price
The President of The Polish Association of Juices Producers, Julian Pawlak, informed on a press conference that the purchase price (0.28 zloty/kg i.e. about 0.083 EUR/kg) of industrial apples

Apples for processing but not for juice concentrate
The majority of processing plants don’t purchase apples for juice concentrate. However they buy apples for the production of purées and for roasting. In małopolskie province price of apples

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (1-7.09.08)
In the first week of September on the market of fruit and vegetables there weren’t the significant fluctuations in prices. A turning point in the dispute over purchase prices of apples for

Next talks about prices of apples for processing
The Association of Polish Fruit-Growers informed that they are ready to continue talks with producers of juices as regards prices of apples for processing. Will they reach an agreement this

Agros Nova among exhibitors of Fresh Market 2008
Agros Nova attached to the group of exhibitors in Merchant Trade Centre. It will be possible to meet its representatives during the conference Fresh Market 2008, which will take place on 19

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (4.08 – 10.08.2008)
In the end of first week of August purchase prices of sour cherries increased a little bit. Price of sour cherries for juice concentrate reached the level of 0.18 EUR/kg and sour cherries for deep

Problems with purchase of apples for processing
Everything is pointing at the fact that the purchase of apples for processing will meet the same problems as the purchase of sour cherries. Let us remind, that in spite of beginning of purchase of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (28.07-3.08.2008)
The next problems with purchase of cherries appeared last week. Price of cherries for juice was about 0.14 EUR/kg and cherries for deep-freezing about 0.19 – 0.25 EUR/kg. Moreover processing

Low prices of apples for processing
Processing plants started a purchase of apples for processing. In śląskie province purchase prices of apples delivered to the plant do not exceed 0.06 EUR/kg. Last year in the same time price

Low price of apples for processing
Purchase prices of apples for processing do not exceed 0.06 EUR/kg, so they are drastically lower in comparison with those of last season when crops of apples was very low. Purchase prices will

Sour cherries: prices below the profitability level
Purchase prices of sour cherries are still decreasing. In podkarpackie province trading companies are buying sour cherries for deep-freezing at price 0.25 - 0.28 EUR/kg and for juice concentrate

Stock of apple juice concentrate
This year producers of apples can be worried about level of the purchase price of apples for processing. According to the information of processing plants stock of apple juice concentrate of the

Victoria Cymes among exhibitors of Fresh Market 2008
Victoria Cymes will be among the exhibitors of the trade conference Fresh Market 2008. The stand of this company one will be able to visit on 19 September at Mazurkas Conference Centre in Ożarów

More processed fruit
According to forecast prepared by IERiGŻ-PIB in the season 2008/2009 production of processed fruit may increase to 935 thousand tons i.e. by 30 % more than in previous season. The biggest

Sour cherries – difficult season for producers
First purchase price of cherries for processing are not encouraging for producers. In podkarpackie province price of early varieties of sour cherries for deep-freezing are very low (about 0.34 –

What price of apples for processing?
Purchase of apples for processing will start at the begging of August. First forecast as regards prices says about 0.09 EUR/kg but it is probably too early for prices forecast. One should remind

Situation on the market of Polish apple juice concentrate
Low supply of apples for processing (caused by spring frost) and high purchase prices influenced on decrease of Polish apple juice concentrate export in the season 2007/2008. Total export

Apple juice concentrate: bigger production in 2008/2009?
The forecast prepared by IAFE-NRI (ZEO-IERiGŻ-PIB) shows that production and export of apple juice concentrate will grow the most among different products. Last season 2007/2008 production of

Hortex – who will be its supplier?
The representatives of company Hortex will meet potential suppliers on 19 September in Ożarów Mazowiecki during the conference Fresh Market 2008. Hortex is active in many fields: production of

Production increase of vegetables juices and deep-frozen ready-made dishes
In March 2008 in comparison with March of last year medium and large processing plants increased by 38 % production of single vegetable juices (to 1000 tons), by 30 % deep-frozen ready-made dishes

Polish sour cherries popular in Russia
Major part of Polish sour cherries are sold to the Eastern markets, mainly to Russia. In spite of bad crops in 2007 volumes of exported deep-freezing sour cherries (61 thousand tons) were only