Poland wants to export fruit into India and Iran
A day earlier, the Minister of Agriculture of Poland, Marek Sawicki, met the ambassadors of India and Iran. Similar meetings with representatives of Kazakhstan and Belarus are planned. As it

Poland: exporters prefer Mutsu and Golden Delicious apples
Despite the fact that the majority of Polish exporters switched over to buying strawberries and sweet cherries, the demand for those apples is rather active. However, exporters often say of

Stocks of Champion apples down by 40% in April
As on May 1st, 2014, the Polish national stocks of Szampion apples stood at 40,000 tons, while a month before they had totaled 70,000 tons. However, it should be noted that in the beginning of May

Difficult situation between Russia and EU
At the time this article went to press, there was as yet no official reaction from Russia. However, the EU already announced further sanctions. And although political responses are difficult to

Demand for Golden Delicious and Mutsu
Demand for apples, generally, isn't high but everything depends on veriety. There is an interest in Golden Delicious, Mutsu and Gala. High interest in Golden Delicious at this time of season

Russia: imports of Polish apples up by a third in April
Russia's imports stood at 80,000 tons, an increase of 31% compared with March 2014. Nevertheless, on a year-on-year basis, the import volumes went down by 32% in April 2014.Furthermore, Poland's

Georgia and Russia reached agreement on fruits vegetables supply
All the deliveries are bound to have required phitosanitary documentation. List of products allowed to be delivered to Russia from Georgia includes tomatoes, cucumbers, new potatoes, cabbage,

Russia blocked Turkish strawberries
During the phytosanitary import controls in the Krasnodar region, the presence of thrips was detected.  This is the first time this year that the pest is found in strawberry imports. The

Difficult situation on the apple market
Demand for apples is getting more and more diverse. Demand is still quite high but but not as high as before May 1st. Some of red varities ssuch as Gloster, Ligol, Champion are still

Pesticide nitrates are detected in 600 tons of fruits and vegetables in Russia
Due to inspection results, violations of standards were detected in 27 lots of fruits including 120 tons of tomatoes, 120 tons of marrows and 220 tons of apples. The acceptable nitrates level was

Will Russia put an embargo?
Embargo on fruits and vegetables from Poland is a disadvantage for both Polish and Russian people. This is why Russians aren't hiding information they get and share it with Polish exportres. On

Russian - Polish consultations over possible ban on fruit and vegetable imports
“I think this issue will be discussed after May 10,” he said, adding that until such consultations were over it was early to speak about any possible measures Russian might take. The exact

Ukraine: Crimea to have no potatoes and vegetables in 2014
In the beginning of the campaign, farmers were most concerned in the water supply issue, as it is almost impossible to grow produce without irrigation in Crimea. As long as irrigation channels are

Russia bought more tomatoes
Total amount for imported vegetables comes to USD 1101.8 thousand in comparison to USD 886.8 thousand. Most of tomatoes is have been imported from Turkey - 335 thousand tons in 2013.

Moldova in search of alternative export markets for apples in EU
Moldovan exporters say that the share of the Russian Federation accounts for about 80% of total apple exports from Moldova. Taking that into account, a decrease in Russia's imports may

Poland overtakes China as world's top apple exporter
“During the 2012/2013 season, apple exports amounted to 1.2 million tonnes, reaching the value of 438 million Euro,” he noted. A third of Poland's apple production now goes towards exports,

Russian importers raise imports of Polish apples
Growers say of higher sales rates of Idared variety, while a week ago the demand for those apples was moderate. Polish importers also actively purchase Jonagold, Gloster, Ligol, Golden Delicious,

Russian apple growers unable to raise prices due to abundant supply of Polish produce
Despite the devaluation of the Russian rouble, prices of Polish apples are just slightly higher than the price levels of domestic sellers. For the present, imported apples are offered at RUB

Russia: lower demand for Moldovan apples
 Due to that, Moldovan farmers have not managed to raise export prices of apples yet, despite closer end of the season. “Apple exports to Russia are not high for the present. Furthermore,

Polish apple market on the verge of supply glut
“Those growers that managed to finish their apple sales campaign before the start of 2014 or in early January (before Maidan events) can consider themselves rather lucky”, Polish producers

Export going to be better
Currently situation on the market is as good as at the turn of January and March when demand was high as well as prices. Conflict between Russian Federation and EU last but traders

Russia lifts import ban on Dutch seed potatoes
Rosselkhoznadzor said a laboratory examination had not revealed any quarantine organisms in batches supplied from the Netherlands, allowing therefore about 17,600 tons of Dutch seed potatoes to be

Poland: apples of smaller sizes in higher demand
As a result, it will be more difficult for Polish companies to compete with domestic produce in Russia. Taking that into account, Polish exporters now prefer to purchase less expensive apples of

Demand for Chinese cabbage starts to go up in Poland
Due to low export rates and enough amount of this kind of vegetables on the domestic market of Poland, prices for Chinese cabbage remain quite stable since February 2014. This week Russian

Russian retail chains buy less apples
Situation in Russia is getting worse for producers and exporters of apples. In last two weeks the numer of orders has decreased significantly. Also Russian retail chains as Magnit have limited