Production of Polish apples
The average annual yield of apples in Poland amounts to 2-2.4 million ton, including 1.9-2.2 million ton in orchards producing apples for selling. At average harvests of 2.3 million ton (in 2008

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (15-21.09.2008)
The prices of apples stayed of course the most important issue in the third week of September. The guaranteed purchase price 0.084 EUR/kg is paid only for the raw material of perfect quality. In

Poland: important producer of bilberries
Poland is the first producer as regards area of production and the second one as regards the level of crops of bilberries in Europe. The world production of bilberries is being assessed at the

Production of cherries: very bad year
For a few years Poland is the second important producer of sour cherries in the world (the first one is Russia). This year the profitability of the production of sour cherries was very low. At

Russian Minister of Agriculture in Poland
Russian Minister of Agriculture Aleksey Gordijew is visiting Poland. On a press conference which took place during the Polagra Food Fair in Poznań, the minister Gordijew announced the

Fruit productivity still too low
According to the information from the Association of Short Tree Orchards and of examinations aconducted by GUS only about 10 % out of 600 thousand orchards have productivity at the medium level

Low quality of fruit – low competitiveness
On the Polish market a share of domestic fruit of the low-quality is still too high. One can assessed that 500-600 thousand ton of fruit, i.e. only 16-19 % of total amount of fruit meet the high

Diversified prices of aubergines
In central Poland the price of aubergines increased due to reduced supply. On Friday, September 12th in the area of Radom price of aubergines reached the level of 1.10 EUR/kg (price of aubergines

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (8-14.09.2008)
Last week the agreement on purchase prices of apples for processing was reached. A guaranteed price is 0.28 zloty/kg (about 0.083 EUR/kg) for apples delivered to the plant, but only four

Prices of beetroots on local markets in świętokrzyskie province
On the local markets in świętokrzyskie province, similarly to all Poland, prices of field vegetables have been decreasing due to the growing supply. In the first week of September on the

Growing demand for plums for processing
Price of plums (Węgierka) for processing is increasing together with the growing demand. On Thursday, September 11th in the areas where the production of plums (Węgierka) is the biggest, price

Negative balance in trade of carrots
Poland which is the largest producer of carrots in EU every year buys the carrots at value exceeding value of exported carrots. The biggest negative trade balance was in 2006, when the export

Bigger production of elderberries
In surroundings of Białystok the elderberries were planted on big areas about 150 ha. Elderberries are also planted in the north of Poland. Elderberries are intended mainly for export to Great

Increase of demand for beetroots
In central Poland one can observe an increase in demand for beetroots. As a result of increasing demand price of beetroots slightly went up. On Tuesday, September 9th price of beetroots of good

Increase in production costs of vegetables
According to examinations carried out by IERiGŻ-PIB production costs of vegetables grow in Poland very dynamically. The average height of production costs of vegetables in five last years

More apples in The Czech Republic
Forecasts of apples harvests in the Czech Republic shows the rise in the production of apples by 27 % in 2008. The apples crops are estimated at 144 thousand ton. Rise in harvests is a result of

Positive balance in vegetables trade
According to data of Analytical Centre of Customs Administration, in June 2008 Poland exported 31.2 thousand ton of fresh vegetables at value 17.6 million EUR. In this period import of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analyse (1-7.09.08)
In the first week of September on the market of fruit and vegetables there weren’t the significant fluctuations in prices. A turning point in the dispute over purchase prices of apples for

Price of headed cabbages are decreasing in south of Poland
This week in the south of Poland (podkarpackie province) price of white headed cabbages was 0.06 EUR/kg i.e. by less than last week. Purchase price of red headed cabbages also decreased by 0.03

Environment-friendly attitude of Polish fruit growers
According to Polish Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture environment-friendly attitude of Polish fruit growers increases. The method of the Integrated Fruit Production (IPO) is applied

Production of apples in Hungary
According to forecast crops of apples in Hungary in 2008 will amount to 525 thousand ton, over 2.5 times more than last year, which was disastrous as regards apples harvests in a few European

Poland: big producer of vegetables
According to the newest rankings Poland, is of the largest European producers of vegetables. The average annual production of vegetables in five last years amounted to 6.5 million t particularly

Broccoli once more
When we have already informed the demand for broccoli for processing in Poland is increasing. These vegetables are more and more popular component of deep-frozen vegetables mixes. TVP informed

Price of Chinese cabbages
As we have already informed a lot of Chinese cabbages of poor quality (yellow leaves) appeared on the market. That’s why relatively high prices of Chinese cabbages (0.36 EUR/kg with packaging)

Heavy crop of plums in the south of Poland
There is a heavy crop of plums in podkarpackie province. Many producers aren't picking fruit because of too low prices. On Monday, September 1st price of plums of 3+ size was about 0.18 - 0.21