Walnuts instead of apples?
This year's low prices of apples cause that many fruit growers are going to change of type of cultivations. Some fruit growers decided to clear the orchards of apple trees and planting trees of

Two low consumption of apples in Poland
Consumption of apples in Poland, even though quite high (about 20 kg/person), is much lower than e.g. in Germany (25-30 kg/person) or in the Netherlands (about 35 kg/person). For reaching the

Hungary: problems with apples for processing
Not only Polish producers have every year problems with purchase prices of apples for processing. Producers of apples in Hungary appealed to the government to take action to improve their

Prices of elderberries
In pomorskie province purchase of elderberries started. Elderberries is becoming more and more important raw material in fruit processing (are used as component of deep-frozen mixes and

Purchase of raspberries of late varieties
In August it is a peak of purchase of raspberries of late varieties. Price situation, in comparison with prices of different fruit, is quite good. In central Poland price of raspberries is about

Purchase of blackberries
In lubelskie province cultivated blackberries are being purchased. Purchase prices of blackberries of variety Orkan delivered to the plant was 0.42 EUR/kg and price of blackberries of variety

Weekly summary - fresh-market.pl price analyse (18-24.08.2008)
In the third week of August, purchase prices of apples for processing were still the most important. Fruit growers didn't come to agreement with processing plants and price of apples purchase

Apples for peeling
Apples for peeling have more and more great significance, particularly when prices of apples for concentrate are very low. In małopolskie province in processing plants purchase price of apples

Chain of supermarkets Dino looks for suppliers
Companies which would like to deliver fruits and vegetables to the chain of supermarkets Dino, will be able to meet their representatives during the conference Fresh Market 2008, which will take

Purchase of fruit of Rosa canina and Rosa rugosa
In the end of August processing plants are going to buy elderberries and roses (Rosa canina and Rosa rugosa). Last year the purchase of roses started in the first days of the third decade of

No agreement on purchase price of apples
On the Monday meeting in the Ministry of Agriculture fruit growers didn't come to the agreement with processing plants. There was no agreement on the purchase price of apples for processing.

Domestic and imported nectarines
The production of domestic nectarines has been developing for a few years. More and more of these fruits come on the market, particularly if there is a favourable, warm weather. On the wholesale

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (11-17.08.2008)
The second week of August passed. As regards prices of fruit, both prices of dessert fruit and fruit for processing stayed at low level. In spite of last week's announcements purchase price of

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

Prices of blackberries are going down
In processing plants in lubelskie province purchase prices of cultivated blackberries are decreasing. Purchase price of fruit delivered to the plant decreased to the level of 0.55 EUR/kg. In

Export of Polish horticulture products
In first quarter of 2008 export of Polish horticulture products to EU amounted to 427.8 thousand ton, including 60.5 thousand ton of fresh fruit, 127.4 thousand ton of fresh vegetables, 114.5

Prices of raspberries – exception to the this year’s rule
Purchase prices of raspberries, in spite of little fluctuation, have been staying at the stable level of about 1.22 EUR/kg. In lubelskie province, on Tuesday, August 12th raspberries were being

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

Purchase of wild strawberries
In lubelskie province a purchase of forest wild strawberries lasts. Purchase prices of these fruits delivered to the plant fluctuate from 3.69 to 4.00 EUR/kg. At present supply of forest wild

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

Porozumienie między UE a Egiptem
Unia Europejska otwiera się na rynki krajów afrykańskich, a zwłaszcza tych z basenu Morza Śródziemnego. Wstępne porozumienie między Unią i Egiptem zmierza do zniesienia ceł na

Price of pears
On the wholesale market in Poznań prices of domestic pears of ‘Faworytka’ variety packed in boxes of 10 kg are 1.24 EUR/kg. Pears from Argentina (1st class, in 18 kg boxes) are sold at price

Mniejszy eksport truskawek
W tym roku od stycznia do kwietnia polski eksport mrożonej truskawki zamknął się wolumenem 24,4 tys. ton, co dało 27 proc. spadek ilości eksportowanej truskawki w porównaniu z tym

Import of bananas
In 2007 Poland purchased 234.1 thousand tons of bananas valued at 143.9 million euro. Large amounts of these fruits were purchased in Germany. The share of supplies from Germany in the Polish

In Podkarpackie region bilberries are getting cheaper
Bilberries are getting cheaper on the wholesale market in Rzeszów. One week ago wholesale prices were still reaching 3,74 EUR/kg (basket of 2 kg), while at present prices decreased to 2,49