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.

Import of juices
According to forecasts of IERiGŻ-PIB in season 2008/2009 import of concentrated juices and juices will reduce to 85 thousand t i.e. it will be by about 34 thousand t lower than in the previous

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

Export of Polish vegetables
In the period January – September 2008 Poland exported 508.0 thousand t of fresh vegetables, i.e. by about 20 % more than in the corresponding period of 2007 when the exported volumes amounted

Lower export of sauerkraut
From January to September 2008 Poland exported 8.6 thousand t of sauerkraut. In the same period 2007 export of sauerkraut amounted to 12.2 thousand t. The export price of sauerkraut decreased.

Import of raisins
According to statistical data from Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) in the period from January to September 2008 Poland imported 10.9 thousand t of raisins. As compared

Oranges more expensive
According to preliminary data of Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) in the period from January to September 2008 Poland imported 83 556 t of oranges at the value 46.9

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

Increasing prices of imported tomatoes
The price of tomatoes imported from Spain is growing. On Wednesday, 17th December price of GG tomatoes was 9.07 – 9.31 euro/box of 6 kg and was higher than the price from the beginning of week

Prices of Chinese cabbages
The purchase price of Chinese cabbages intended for domestic market is different depending on region of Poland. In podkarpackie and mazowieckie provinces price is quite low – 0.123-0.148

Growing demand for carrot
Last days there was bigger demand for carrot both at domestic market and for export. Export to Russia is increasing. On Monday, 15th December in the central part of Poland, the price of washed

Prices of imported lettuces
At the beginning of the second decade of December lettuces imported from UE countries are dominating on the market. Together with growing euro exchange rate the wholesale prices of lettuces are

Bigger production of apple concentrate
IERiGŻ estimates that in Poland the production of apple concentrate in season 2008/2009 will amount to 215 thousand ton i.e. by about 54 % more than in season 2007 / 2008. The export of

Italian mandarins cheaper than Spanish ones
Together with approaching of Christmas more and more citrus fruit is appearing on the Polish market. Mandarins which are very popular in Poland are imported mainly from Spain and Italy. At the

Bigger export of plums
This year’s twice higher harvests of plums (104 thousand t) resulted in the appreciable increase of the export of these fruits. Additionally the demand from recipients in Germany was higher

Growing import of table grapes
According to the latest forecasts of IERiGŻ-PIB the import of table grapes in season 2008/ 2009 can grow to about 140 thousand ton and it would be by about 5 thousand t more compared to the

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

Increase in export of cucumbers
In September 2008 Poland exported about 1000 t of fresh cucumbers, that is about 20 % more than in September of last year. The value of exported cucumbers was about 37 % higher than last year

Further decrease in mushrooms prices
Prices of mushrooms are further decreasing. In małopolskie province the purchase prices of mushrooms in companies delivering them for retails decreased by about 0.10 - 0.13 euro/kg to 1.06 –

Significant increase in export of carrot
According to the latest data of Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) in the period from January till September 2008 Poland exported 38.2 thousand ton of carrot at value 6.3 million

Cauliflowers only from cold stores
Only cauliflowers stored in cold stores are already sold in wholesale trading. On the market there are less and less of cauliflowers what results in prices increase. On Tuesday, 2nd December in

Prices of industrial apples slightly went up
On Monday, 1st December in mazowieckie province prices of industrial apples in purchasing centres reached 0.04 euro/kg and were slightly higher than last week. It is the same price what in