Strawberries

With the rainy weather on Monday, prices for dessert strawberries in Poland stopped falling again and instead tended to strengthen throughout the day. As a result, they are at record levels. This is according to price monitoring by fresh-market.pl. read more

The volume of frozen strawberries exported from Poland amounted to 20.5 thousand tonnes in Q1 2022, and its value to PLN 146.5 million. read more

And once again we had a collapse in dessert strawberry prices at the end of the working week in Poland. And if it wasn't for the fact that the weather was cold and rainy on Saturday, this price plunge would probably have been even bigger. read more

The last few days have brought waves of cold air over Poland and temperatures have been dropping below zero in places since Monday. The meteorological services report that on Tuesday night the lowest recorded temperature at ground level was -6 degrees Celsius. read more

This year's domestic strawberry season is not starting off as desired for the producers. Pressure on the prices of home-grown strawberries became evident very quickly. read more

The season of Polish strawberries is just beginning. For the time being, there are relatively few fruits from domestic crops, but their supply is growing. However, as long as strawberries from the open ground do not start, it will still be the preliminary phase of the campaign. read more

The production and sale of strawberries is not an easy business in Poland even in "normal" times. It is always a great unknown how many strawberries can be picked in Poland in a given season as the yield of these fruits is strongly dependent on the weather factor. 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

Prices of imported to Poland fresh strawberries in the second half of the twelfth week of this year were clearly falling on the wholesale market. This was the second such decline in March, broken by an upward correction around the twenty-first of this month. Despite this recent decline, prices for fresh strawberries remain relatively high, which is not unusual. 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

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

Poland's golden autumn means that although it is already quite chilly at nights, during the day we have sunny and even warm weather. This aura has contributed to prolonging the season for domestic strawberries. read more

The volume of frozen strawberry imports to Poland amounted to 14.2 thousand tonnes in the first half of 2021, and its value to 77.3 million PLN. read more

Shrub fruit production in orchards and on plantations in Poland in 2021 is estimated at less than 0.6 million tonnes, i.e. about 1 per cent less than in 2020. read more

The import volume of fresh strawberries to Poland amounted to 17.6 thousand tonnes in the first half of 2021, and its value to 150.3 million PLN. read more

The export volume of frozen strawberries from Poland amounted to 42.1 thousand tonnes in the first half of 2021, and its value to PLN 277.2 million. read more

The main part of the trading season for Polish dessert strawberries has already finished. The fruit will still be available on the market, but the end of the main phase of the season means significant changes on the market. read more

This year's commercial season for domestic dessert strawberries in Poland is slowly coming to an end. read more

This year's fruit season had quite a slip, which was due to unfavorable weather conditions in spring. read more

Strawberry lovers have finally caught up. Last week brought a sharp increase in the supply of these fruits at local markets and in shops. read more