The first stone fruit from southern European countries are now appearing on the Polish market. The marketing season for Spanish and Italian nectarines, peaches and apricots will be very challenging this year. read more

On Thursday 10 March 2022, the directors of Growers United launched the Sustainable Together scheme. Growers United interprets Sustainable Together as increasing the sustainability of the supply chain from the grower to the point of sale. read more

The volume of imports to Poland of frozen sour cherries (CN 08119075 - Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter) amounted, in 2021, to 2176 tonnes, and its value reached PLN 10.7 million. read more

The Belarus embargo began on 1 January 2022, affecting EU fruit and vegetable exports for possibly
longer than 6 months and will further compromise the position of the EU fresh produce export
business. read more

On 6th December 2021, Belarus decided to respond to the latest international sanctions by implementing an embargo on food import into the country for food products originating from the European Union but also the UK, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, North Macedonia, Albania, the USA, and Canada. read more

Today Eurostat released a report indicating that only 12% of Europeans over the age of 15 are eating at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables per day. read more

Belarus is introducing its sanctions from January 1, 2022, reports PAP based on reports by Belarusian News Agency BelTa. read more

The volume of frozen sour cherries exported from Poland amounted, after three quarters of 2021, to 46.2 thousand tons, and its value reached PLN 197.2 million. read more

The volume of imports to Poland of frozen sour cherries amounted, in the first half of 2021, to 1182 tonnes, and its value reached 5.4 million PLN. read more

The storms and downpours which have passed over Mazowsze region in Poland (but not only, other provinces have also been affected) have hit the local fruit growers. read more

This year's sour cherry buying season in Poland has been a disaster for producers of this fruit. read more

The fruit harvest in Poland in 2021, according to preliminary estimates by CSO experts, is expected to total around 4.6 million tonnes. This means a year-on-year increase of around 3 per cent. read more

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According to the Central Statistical Office (CSO), the year 2020 brought an increase in the value of Polish agri-food export from EUR 31.8 billion to EUR 34.0 billion, i.e. by 7 per cent. It is worth noting that this was achieved despite the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic.
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We analyse Central Statistical Office data for the period January-March 2021 and the production of frozen fruit and vegetables and fruit juices, as well as vegetable pickles. read more

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Polish orchards have been spared the big temperature drops that swept across Europe in several waves in March and April. At least for the time being. read more

The volume of sour cherry exports (category 08092100 - Cherries (Prunus cerasus), fresh) from Poland in 2020 amounted to 7.0 thousand tonnes and its value reached the level of PLN 27.6 million. This means a significant year-on-year increase in both the volume and value of exports in this category.
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