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

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

The president of KUPS: 0.28 zloty/kg for industrial apples is too high price
The President of The Polish Association of Juices Producers, Julian Pawlak, informed on a press conference that the purchase price (0.28 zloty/kg i.e. about 0.083 EUR/kg) of industrial apples

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

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

First reactions of fruit growers to the agreement on prices of apples for processing
Disappointment. This way most briefly one can describe reactions of apples producers to the news, that The Association of Polish Fruit - Growers and representatives of a few processing plants

FH Ceres – the next exhibitor of the conference Fresh Market 2008
The circle of exhibitors of the conference Fresh Market 2008 was enlarged by the company FH Ceres. This company has been acting on the Polish market from 2002. FH Ceres offers fresh and

Apples for processing but not for juice concentrate
The majority of processing plants don’t purchase apples for juice concentrate. However they buy apples for the production of purées and for roasting. In małopolskie province price of apples

Situation with apples for processing
Fruit growers still haven’t reach an agreement with processing plants on prices of apples for processing. According to our information collected in purchasing centres there are still blockades

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

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

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

Demand for broccoli for processing
The demand for broccoli for deep-freezing much increased last years. Processing plants use broccoli also for deep-frozen vegetables mixes. At present purchase prices of broccoli in the majority

Stable prices of broccoli for processing
Prices of broccoli for processing (divided into pieces) didn't change in comparison with prices of last week. In kujawsko-pomorskie province purchase prices of broccoli for processing delivered

Processed fruit will not be cheaper
In spite of this year's heavy crops and very low purchase prices of fruit, leading producers of processed fruit announced that their products won't certainly be cheaper. Producers of fruit

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

Next talks about prices of apples for processing
The Association of Polish Fruit-Growers informed that they are ready to continue talks with producers of juices as regards prices of apples for processing. Will they reach an agreement this

Weekly summary - fresh-market.pl price analyse (25-31.08.2008)
The consecutive week of August was marked by protests of fruit growers at low purchase prices of apples. The agreement wasn't achieved and blockades of processing plants are being continued. Low

Good price of green-stalked rhubarb
One can see the difference in purchase prices of green-stalked and red-stalked rhubarb. Green-stalked rhubarb became more popular and foreign recipients offer better price for this type of

Increase of price of raspberries for processing
The purchase of raspberries is reducing and some processing plants will probably finish purchasing in next days. At present prices of Polana and Polka raspberries are rising. In lubelskie

Rynek mrożonek w Rosji
Rosyjski rynek mrożonych warzyw i owoców gwałtownie rozwijał się w okresie ostatnich czterech lat. Eksperci przewidują jednak, że po tak silnym wzroście nastąpi spowolnienie

Weather unfavourable for sweet peppers
From a few days price of domestic sweet peppers has been increasing. On Friday, August 29th prices of red sweet peppers packed in cardboard boxes of 5 kg reached the level of 0.89 EUR/kg and price

Stable prices of French beans for processing
Purchase prices of French beans for processing didn't change in comparison with prices of last week. Processing plants in kujawsko-pomorske province were paying 0.20 - 0.21 EUR/kg. In

Price of onions
In podkarpackie province companies buying onions to the fresh market are paying 0.14 - 0.16 EUR/kg for onions of 1st class in bags of 15 kg. Last year purchase prices were at the level of 0.21 –