Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (15.02 – 21.02.2010)
Last week one could observe the price stagnation on the apples market. Trade companies purchased much smaller quantities of apples and prices did not change in comparison with previous

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (08.02 – 14.02.2010)
Last week red varieties of apples such as Shampion, Gloster and Jonagold are in bigger demand but only apples from cold stores. In the companies which purchase apples the price of apples of size

Growing supply of Chinese cabbage
Many producers of Chinese cabbage decided to start selling cabbages from cold stores. One can observe it in the whole country, in łódzkie and wielkopolskie provinces, as well as in south

Good quality Chinese cabbage in demand
Only the Chinese cabbage of the best quality is in big demand and producers may require a higher price for such product. The quality requirements are strong, especially for cabbage intended for

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (25.01 – 31.01.2010)
Last week one could observe a slight increase in the prices of apples, however it is due to the beginning of purchase of apples from cold stores, and not real price growth. Prices of apples from

Poland: big supply of Chinese cabbage stabilizes prices
The demand for Chinese cabbage still grows. As we already mentioned its price went up slightly. However, due to bigger demand the supply of this vegetable also much increased, especially the

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (18-24.01.2010)
Prices of apples for processing remained stable. In purchasing centers the price was 0.15 PLN (0.037 euro)/kg and in processing plants - 0.18 – 0.19 PLN (0.044-0.47 euro)/kg. The supply of such

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (04 – 10.01.2010)
Last week the weather was probably one of the most important factors influencing the situation on the wholesale market of fruit and vegetables. Due to frost and snow the trade and transport were

Bigger demand for Chinese cabbage in the south of Poland
The trade in Chinese cabbage increased in the south, where prices are still lower than in other parts of Poland but one can still observe the upward trend. On Friday, January 8th the price of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (21 - 31.12.2009)
In the last decade of December the most important for the trade was as usual period just before Christmas. On the wholesale markets one could observe bigger sales and prices of some domestic

Growing prices of Chinese cabbage in south of Poland
Even though in małopolskie province the purchase prices of Chinese cabbage are lower than in other areas of Poland, also there one can observe upward trend in prices. On Wednesday, December 30th

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (15 - 20.12.2009)
On the market one can observe growing sales of fruit and vegetables before coming Christmas. Fruit growers expect that at the begging of 2010 export of apples to Russia, will be considerably

Poland: prices of Chinese cabbage still very low
A large supply of Chinese cabbage results in low prices of this vegetable. However, prices are different depending on area of Poland. The lowest prices are in the south in małopolskie and

Poland: prices of Chinese cabbage still very low
The supply of Chinese cabbage is still big and its price low. Currently, the producer price is from 0.35 PLN (0.08 euro)/kg. The quality of cabbage from stores is deteriorating and it increases

Poland: low demand for Chinese cabbage
Now, after the harvest, the supply of Chinese cabbage is big but the demand for this vegetable is very low. In mazowieckie province it is very difficult to find a buyer. The export is very low

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (23 - 29.11.2009)
Last week of November the market of fruit and vegetables remained rather stable. The prices of industrial apples remained stable 0.15 – 0.16 PLN (0.036-0.038 euro)/kg in purchasing centers and

Poland: variation in demand for different types of cabbages
We already wrote about big supply and low prices of Chinese cabbage. On the contrary, the price of red cabbage are quite satisfied for producer. Of course it concerns only the cabbage of good

Poland: export of Chinese cabbage
We wrote earlier that price of Chinese cabbage for export was about 1.00 PLN (0.24 euro)/kg (including packaging). In the case of export to Russia one has to take into account the cost of safety

Poland: very cheap Chinese cabbage
This time of year prices of Chinese cabbage are usually low. It is the harvest season of this vegetable and a lot of cabbage is placed on the market. Many producers have not suitable conditions

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (16-22.11.2009)
On the market of fresh fruit and vegetables the third week of November passed without big changes. The price of apples, both industrial and dessert remained low. Despite the end of harvest of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (09-15.11.2009)
In the second week of November the prices of apples, both dessert and industrial did not changed. As the export is very low, the prices of apples are also still very low. The producer price for

Poland: demand for Chinese cabbage is slowly growing
On the Russian market one can observe slight increase in demand for Polish Chinese cabbage. Exporters hope that upward trend will last longer. However prices of Chinese cabbage intended for

Poland: frost delayed the harvest of cabbages
For the past few nights the temperature dropped even below -5 ° C. In some areas of małopolskie and mazowieckie provinces the temperature reached even -7 ° C. Frost delayed the harvest of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (02-08.11.2009)
At the beginning of November the harvest of apple ends, the supply of industrial apples is usually higher and their prices falls. And last week the price of industrial apples decreased. However

Poland: did the frost affect Chinese cabbage?
So far there wasn’t big frost. The temperature didn’t drop below -6 º C, so probably Chinese cabbage wasn’t much affected. In some areas (e.g. Przytyk, mazowieckie province) temperature