Poland: in January lower export of cucumbers
According to data of the Analytical Centre of Customs Administration in January 2009 export volume of fresh vegetables decreased by 40 % to 23.4 thousand t and its value by 44 % to 7.5 million

Poland: processing plants are waiting for spinach
Many processing plants are finishing the purchase of root vegetables and brassicas and they are preparing for the purchase of spinach. Last year the purchase of spinach in processing plants was

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (23-29.03.2009)
The recent week of March didn't bring big changes in prices on fruit and vegetable markets. Before coming Easter one can observe the positive movement on the market. However it hasn’t result in

Decrease in export of vegetables
According to preliminary data from Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) export of fresh vegetables in January 2009 amounted to 38.5 thousand tons at value 13.2 million euro and the

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (16-22.03.2009)
The most essential information from fresh fruit and vegetables market is a rise in prices of apples intended for export as well as growing prices of some domestic vegetables caused by their

Increase in prices of root vegetables
In March the prices of the majority of root vegetables increased as a result of insufficient supply of these vegetables intended both for domestic market as well as for export. At the beginning

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

Germany the biggest recipient of Polish frozen vegetables
In 2008 the total export of frozen vegetables amounted to 337 thousand t, i.e. almost 10 % more than in 2007. Germany is the biggest recipient of Polish frozen vegetables and in 2008 import to

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

Growing demand for celeries on the Polish market
On the market one can observe growing demand for celeries and as a result the prices of these vegetables are also increasing. On Tuesday, 3 March prices of washed celeries were from 1.20 to 1.60

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

Chinese cabbage - the most popular for eastern markets
How we already informed, in the current season, the Chinese cabbage is the most popular vegetables in the export to the Eastern markets. On Thursday, 26 February the prices of Chinese cabbage

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

Will the export to the eastern countries increase in the spring?
All exporters are wondering if the export to the east will increase. Every year at the end of the winter the sales of fruit and vegetables to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic States used to

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

Poland: discounters increase their sales by 28% in 2008
The current situation of the retail sector in Poland was an issue of debate in the conference “Poland, the next big player of Europe”, held in Fruit Logistica 2009. The polish retail analyst

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

Lower import of processed vegetables
According to Polish Analytical Centre of Custom Administration (CAAC) in November 2008 import of processed vegetables amounted to 11.3 thousand t, i.e. by about 33 % less than in November 2007.

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