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

More and more apples for processing
On Tuesday, July 30th purchase prices of apples fluctuated around 0.05 EUR/kg. Despite of low prices large amounts of apples are already delivered to the purchasing centres and processing plants.

Purchase of blackberries
Processing plants started the purchase of blackberries. This year prices of blackberries for processing, similarly as prices of different soft fruit are lower than in 2007. In lubelskie province

The prices of plums three times lower
There is growing fear about too low prices of plums in the podkarpackie province, which is traditionally big producer of dessert plums and plums for processing. Trading companies in this province

Late-summer strawberries on the wholesale markets
On wholesale markets late-summer varieties of strawberries are sold (e.g. Selva variety). Prices of these fruits are much higher than of traditional varieties of strawberries. At present in

End of the purchase of cherries
The purchase of cherries is almost finished. Trading companies in podlaskie province are still buying small quantities of these fruits at price 1.80 EUR/kg for the 1st class and in 5 kg packaging.

W tym roku będzie mniej wiśni w Europie
W wielu krajach Europy panowały niekorzystne warunki atmosferyczne dla rozwoju wiśni, które spowodowały, że tegoroczne zbiory będą poniżej średniej rocznej. Wstępne prognozy mówią,

What purchase price of apricots will be?
Producers of apricots will probably have the same problems what producers of sour cherries i.e. low purchase prices and difficulty with sale of fruit. This year heavy crop of apricots is expected.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (21-27.07.08)
The level of purchase price of sour cherries is undoubtedly a hot topic of last days. In spite of protests of fruit growers, last week price did not only increase, but they had a downward trend.

Consumption of fruit
According to examinations of households conducted by the GUS consumption of fresh and processed fruit takes the fifth place (after the meat, products from cereals, eggs and dairy products and

Will price of watermelons increase?
On Thursday, July 24th price of watermelons on the market in Bronisze was lower than 0.31 EUR/kg. Price of the cheapest watermelons from Hungary was 0.23 EUR/kg and price of the most expensive

Will the sour cherries orchards be cleared?
Throughout the country purchase prices of sour cherries for deep-freezing are staying at the level of 0.22 - 0.28 EUR/kg. It means that harvest of sour cherries is completely unprofitable. The

Decrease of cherries prices
In małopolskie province in the end of harvest time of cherries their prices decreased to 0.78 – 0.93 EUR/kg (late varieties, in boxes of 5 kg). Prices decreased by about 0.31 EUR/kg in

First blackberries of the season
First cultivated blackberries appeared at the wholesale market in Poznań. Their price is 4.04 EUR/kg (fruit packed in 0.5 kg packaging). Last year wholesale price of blackberries was higher and

Prices of cherries
Prices of cherries ranged from 0.77 to 2.48 EUR/kg depending on quality. Prices of varieties of bigger and dark colour fruits are higher. Cherries intended for export (cooled, packed on pallets)

Lack of buyers for plums and apricots
Producers are complaining that buyers are not interested in domestic plums. Now even the best producers and trading companies are not trading in these fruits and their price decreased to 0.62

More black currants
Late varieties of black currants appeared on the market and many processing plants started purchasing of these fruit. Average price of black currants delivered to the plant stabilized at level of

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

First domestic plums on the market
Polish fruit producers already offer plums variety ‘Herman’ in 5 or 6 kg boxes. Price of I class plums (size 3.5 cm +) is 0.61 EUR/kg and price of plums (size 4 cm+) is 0.71

Protests of Polish fruit producers
Both television and trade electronic media more and more often inform about the situation of Polish fruit producers. On Saturday, July 12th media reported about the protest of fruit producers in

What production of deep-frozen fruits was?
In the season 2007/2008 production of deep-frozen fruit was 280 thousand tons while in the previous season it was 380 thousand tons. Production of deep-frozen strawberries decreased from 145

Zbiory wiśni - szacunki unijnych ekspertów
Unijni eksperci oszacowali tegoroczne zbiory wiśni u największych europejskich producentów. Poziom jest nieco niższy niż rok temu. W 6 krajach takich jak: Polska, Serbia, Węgry, Niemcy,

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

Will purchase prices of black currants increase?
According to information obtained from purchasing centres producers of black currants suspended bigger supplies of fruit and wait for better prices. On Monday, July 7th purchase price was about

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse
Presently harvest of black currants is the most popular topic for fruit industry. Harvest started last week and heavy crops are expected in the second week of July. Starting prices proposed by