Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (09-15.03.2009)
In the second week of March, on the market of fresh fruit and vegetables, one could observe similar trends as at the beginning of the month. As regards the export of apples it was stable prices at

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (02-08.03.2009)
In the first week of March prices of both domestic vegetables and imported fruit and vegetables were changing. The prices of most products increased. On the contrary the prices of apples intended

Poland: negative balance of trade in fresh vegetables
According to preliminary data of Analytical Centre of Custom Administration (CAAC), in 2008 the export of fresh vegetables amounted to 498.6 thousand t at value 201.3 million euro. At the same

Increase in prices of sweet peppers on Polish market
On Monday, 2 March the price of sweet peppers imported from Spain was by few % higher than last week and reached the level of 37 PLN (euro)/5 kg box. Moreover the prices are higher than at the

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (23.02-01.03.2009)
At the end of February one could observe some increase in the export of apples to the east and increase in prices of the majority of imported fruit and vegetables. Prices of domestic vegetables

Weak Polish Zloty hits wholesale market in Lodz
4,8 PLN for 1 Euro causes uncertainity in imported fruits and vegetables trade. Since last summer, the Polish currency have recorded a devaluation of 30% against the Euro currency. Raising prices

Prices of imported vegetables
On Monday, 23 February on the wholesale market in Bronisze the prices of imported vegetables differed only slightly from the prices of the end of last week. Spanish cucumbers were cheaper – 38

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (16-22.02.2009)
In the third week of February one could observe slight decrease in prices of red apples intended for export. Price of apples 70 +, in cardboard boxes was from 0.70 PLN (0.15 euro)/kg, the price of

Prices of imported vegetables
On Monady, 16 February on the wholesale market in Bronisze prices of imported vegetables were slightly lower than at the end of last week. Only the price of red sweet pepper from Spain remained

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (09-15.02.2009)
The second week of February didn't bring the significant changes in prices of fruit and vegetables. In spite of the further depreciation of zloty it didn’t considerably influence prices of

Weakness of the zloty influence the import
On the wholesale markets prices of imported fruit and vegetables started growing as a result of weakening zloty against the dollar and the euro. On the wholesale market in Poznań prices of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (02-08.02.2009)
The beginning of February didn't bring the winter to Poland. At the end of the first week of February the weather is rather like in early spring. Such weather influences the market of domestic

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (26.01-01.02.2009)
The last week of January passed. Average prices both apples and domestic vegetables remained rather stable. Fluctuation in prices was minimal (1-3 %) and resulted from changing lower or upper

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (19-25.01.2009)
In mazowieckie province the prices (in Polish zloty) of apples, both industrial and eating, didn't change. The purchase price of industrial apples was 0.10 – 0.12 PLN (0.023-0.027 euro)/kg.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (12-18.01.2009)
The Orthodox holidays passed and the export of apples to the East speeded up but the price didn’t change. The average price of red apples size 7 + was 0.85 PLN (0.20 euro)/kg with packaging.

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

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

Will the leeks be more expensive?
The wholesale prices of leeks started growing as a result of the latest heavy frost. On Wednesday, 7th December the wholesale price of leeks exceeded 3.00 PLN (0.76 euro)/kg. In świętokrzyskie

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

Iceberg lettuce is going down
Imported vegetables generally are becoming more expensive but not Iceberg lettuce. Recently cheaper iceberg lettuces have been delivered from Spain and their prices on Polish market decreased.

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

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (8-14.12.2008)
In the second week of December prices of eating apples remained stable. Prices of red apples, size 70 + and 75 + intended for export were from 0.176 to 0.227 euro/kg. Golden Delicious still

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (1-7.12.2008)
At the beginning of December increase in prices on the market of fresh fruit and vegetables was stopping by relatively high twenty-four hour temperatures. However shorter days and less daylight