Prices of apples are still stable
On the market there are still many apples from ordinary stores. These apples are of poorer quality and they are cheaper. The price of red varieties is 0.50 PLN (0.12 euro)/kg without the package.

Holandia: wzrost eksportu świeżych produktów
Według holenderskiej organizacji Productschap Tuinbouw, mimo niesprzyjających warunków ekonomicznych i wahań na rynku walut, wartość eksportu świeżych produktów z Holandii w 2008

Holandia: wzrost eksportu kwiatów i roślin
Według holenderskiej organizacji Productschap Tuinbouw w 2008 roku wartość eksportu produktów kwiaciarskich ogółem (kwiatów, roślin i cebulek) wzrosła o 2 proc. do prawie 16

Prices of apples for export
On Monday, 12 December in fruit cooperatives in surroundings of Kalisz prices of Golden Delicious were 1.50 PLN (0.37 euro)/kg for layered apples. Price of Idared size 70 + was 0.87 PLN (0.216

We Włoszech zima uderzyła w producentów warzyw
Zdaniem włoskiej organizacji rolniczej CIA mrozy oraz silne opady śniegu, które nawiedziły Włochy na początku stycznia będą miały poważne konsekwencje dla włoskiego rolnictwa.

Poland boosts organic production
Organic farming in Poland has taken off in recent years and looks set to reach 500,000 ha by 2013. Due in part to the EU’s attractive financial incentives to convert to organic farming, Poland

Overview of Poland's Booming Food Processing Sector
6 Jan - The food processing and catering industries in Poland are increasingly interested in importing processed fruits and vegetables and baking ingredients such as baking mixes and fats. There

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

Belgia: ciężkie czasy dla producentów warzyw
Według przedstawicieli największej w Europie aukcji warzyw Mechelse Veilingen w Belgii sytuacja dla producentów warzyw jest ostatnio bardzo ciężka. Przy rosnących nakładach na

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

Chile: mniejszy eksport awokado
Najnowsze przewidywania dotyczące eksportu awokado odmiany Hass z Chile w sezonie 2008/2009 mówią o 85 tys. ton. Jest to mniej niż przewidywano wcześniej, głównie z powodu mrozów,

Import of fruit
According to forecasts of IERiGŻ-PIB import of oranges in season 2008/2009 will be the biggest in the period of five last years and it will amount to 123 thousand t at value 61 million euro.

Strawberry jam more expensive
Even though in 2008 the purchase prices of berry fruit were lower than in 2007, the prices of preserves of these fruits increased. It was probably caused by higher production costs. For example

Россия: вход в розничные сети для отечественных сельхозпроизводителей открыт
Федеральная антимонопольная служба России (ФАС) одобрила порядок доступа отечественной

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (22.12.2008 – 04.01.2009)
During the last decade of December, pre-Christmas period was of course the most important for trade. In 2008, differently than usually, before Christmas there was not a big increase of sales of

Import of fresh fruit and vegetables
In the period January-September 2008 import of fresh fruit amounted to 817.8 thousand t against 896.7 thousand t in 2007. A total value of purchased fruit was 664.8 million euro against 589.5

Import of processed fruit and vegetables
Between January and September 2008 Poland imported 195.4 thousand t of processed fruit and 170.0 thousand t of processed vegetables. For comparison last year’s import of processed fruit and

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

Россия: вход в розничные сети для отечественных сельхозпроизводителей открыт
Федеральная антимонопольная служба России (ФАС) одобрила порядок доступа отечественной

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

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

Prices of Spanish oranges
After the period of stable prices the price of oranges started growing. On Wednesday, 17th December on the wholesale market in Bronisze the prices of wholesale quantities of Spanish oranges began

Good year for frozen fruit production
In September 2008 medium and large enterprises (over 50 employees) produced 23.7 thousand t of frozen fruit i.e. by about 20 % more than in September 2007. The biggest production of frozen fruit

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