Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (10-16.08.2009)
The second decade of August started and many fruit growers started worrying about prices of industrial apples. Prices of industrial apples are low – 0.12-0.16 PLN (0.03-0.04 euro)/kg in

Poland: fruit growers disappointed with prices of raspberries
During last days the purchase price of raspberries slightly increased in lubelskie province where there is the biggest production of this fruit. At the moment in processing plants prices of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (27.07-02.08.2009)
The end of July, how one could expect, didn't bring an increase in purchase prices of sour cherries. The prices at level 0.50 – 0.60 PLN (0.12-0.14 euro)/kg are catastrophic for fruit farmers.

Poland: prices of courgettes for processing
In processing plants the purchase prices of courgettes are stable. The courgettes intended for cubes are purchased at 0.25 PLN (0.06 euro)/kg. Smaller courgettes intended for slices are purchased

Poland: do processing plants need sour cherries?
The purchase prices of sour cherries at the level 0.45 PLN (0.11 euro)/kg seem to give the negative answer to above question. Prices of sour cherries are already so low that their picking is

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (20-26.07.2009)
The third decade of July brought next decrease in purchase prices sour cherries. At the end of last week in surroundings of Sandomierz the purchase price of sour cherries for freezing was only

Poland: low prices of sour cherries for processing
The prices of sour cherries intended for juice concentrate are lower than last year. In podkarpackie province the purchase price of such sour cherries is about 0.70 PLN (0.16 euro)/kg (in

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (13-19.07.2009)
The purchase of strawberries for processing already finished and now the processing plants are buying raspberries, currants. They also started purchasing of sour cherries and of course fruit

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (06-12.07.2009)
The harvest of strawberries is ending, at the moment the strawberries are being picked in the north-western part of Poland. Last week one could observe the decreasing supply of strawberries what

Poland: beginning of sour cherries purchase
It is only a begging of sour cherries purchase and so far only a few companies purchase these fruits. The bigger purchase is expected next week. At the moment the purchase prices are rather low

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (29.06-05.07.2009)
At the end of June and beginning of July harvests of blackcurrants started. The first prices in purchasing centers aren't too high, from 1.40 to 1.80 PLN (0.37-0.41 euro)/kg, depending on the area

Poland: low prices of raspberries for processing
Processing plants buying raspberries aren't satisfied with quality of fruits delivered to the plants. A lot of raspberries can be only classify in II class due to adverse weather conditions. The

Poland: purchase of blackcurrants already started
On Monday, June 29 some purchasing centers started buying blackcurrants. As it was expected the prices aren’t satisfied for growers – 1.60-1.80 PLN (0.35-0.40 euro)/kg. However one can

Poland: purchase of industrial raspberries already started
In Poland the lubelskie province is famous for big production of raspberries. About 80 % of raspberries in Poland are produced in this province. At the end of last week processing plants in

Poland: low prices of strawberries will affect production next years
Despite the unfavourable weather and lower supply of strawberries processing plants are buying strawberries at much lower prices than last year and additionally they are limiting the amount of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (08-14.06.2009)
In the second week of June the weather was still unfavourable for growth of fruit and vegetables. Rains and relatively low temperatures adversely affected the supply and prices first of all

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (01-07.06.2009)
In the first week of June the weather was the most crucial factor having the impact on prices of fruit and vegetables. Long lasting rainfalls and cold weather adversely affected the growth of many

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (25-31.05.2009)
The prices of the majority of fruit and vegetables were decreasing last week. However the cold weather and rainfalls in the end of the week stopped the decrease in prices of some products e.g.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (18-24.05.2009)
In the third week of May prices of apples intended for export remained stable. The average price of red varieties 70 + (including cartons) was 1.70 PLN (0.39 euro)/kg; the average price of Idared

Poland: imported strawberries are still dominating on the market
There's still some time to the first crop of Polish strawberries. There is considerable uncertainty about the prices in the coming season amongst producers. The producers and traders agree that

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

High prices of carrot for processing
The purchase prices of the carrot for processing (for cubes) are much higher than in 2008. At the moment the average purchase price in processing plants is 0.48 PLN (0.11 euro)/kg. In

Big stock of frozen strawberries
In the current commercial season there is a great risk that a big stock of frozen strawberries will remain till the next season. Big processing plants informed that that stock of frozen

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

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