The import volume of fresh strawberries (081010 - Strawberries and strawberries, fresh) to Poland in 2020 amounted to 17.0 thousand tonnes, and its value to 150.9 million PLN. This means a year-on-year decrease in the volume of imports in this category, but with an increase in its value. read more

The volume of potato exports (category 070190 - Potatoes, fresh or chilled, excluding seed potatoes) in 2020 amounted to 26.2 thousand tonnes and its value to PLN 26.3 million. This means a decline in exports in this category, especially in value terms. read more

The volume of strawberry exports from Poland (CN 081010 - Strawberries and strawberries, fresh) in 2020 amounted to 14.9tys tonnes, and its value to 59.8 million PLN. This means an increase and a very large increase year-on-year. read more

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

The volume of pear imports to Poland (CN category 080830 - Fresh pears) amounted to 47.8 thousand tonnes in 2020, while its value reached PLN 205.6 million. This represents a year-on-year increase both in terms of volume and value. read more

The volume of apple imports (CN category 080810 - Fresh apples) to Poland amounted to 21.5 thousand tonnes in 2020, with a value of 86.1 million PLN. This is not much compared to Poland's apple exports. But at the same time, it is a much larger import than the year before. read more

In the large potato producing countries of north-western Europe, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, trade in potatoes for the fresh market and for processing was fairly stable in February, with some recovery in Belgium and the Netherlands in terms of spot transactions. read more

The beginning of 2021 saw a fall in the purchase prices of industrial apples, but then, at the end of January and the beginning of February, trade in industrial apples revived and prices rose. The changes may not have been dramatic, but they brought the prices of both industrial apples and dry industrial apples back to the levels seen in the first week of January. read more

The real winter we have had this season has clearly affected the situation on the fresh vegetable market in Poland. Most of the main domestic winter offer vegetables have gained in price on the big wholesale market. The situation in the wholesale market for Chinese cabbage has changed most dynamically. read more

In February the availability of grapes on the Polish market is still limited, especially light grapes. They are mainly imported from South America and their prices are high in winter. Imports from India are only just beginning to reach European markets, and in Poland the popularity of Indian grapes is less than that of South American grapes. read more

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In the previous week the prices of the sweet pepper imported from Spain slightly decreased in the Polish wholesale. These were not large changes, of the order of 6-7 percent. Consumers could hope for further corrections, because in Spain the biggest drop in prices took place last Saturday. read more

Banana prices in the Polish wholesale market have been on the rise since October 2020, with fairly long periods of price stability between increases. It was only at the end of the first half of January that the upward trend in banana prices gained momentum. read more

Traders' interest in Red Jonaprince apples remains one of the higher among the major Polish varieties. Provided that their quality is at a good level, which is not easy. As is typical for this variety, storage is difficult and the percentage of good quality stocks is decreasing. read more

Cauliflowers are one of the vegetables whose prices are highly correlated with the current weather. And as we are now in winter in Europe, their prices remain at a relatively high level. They are higher than in the same period last year. read more

Since the end of last year, kiwi fruit prices have been subject to some fluctuations on the Polish wholesale market. They went up a little and then down again, only to bounce back up again soon. This was more pronounced, as is typical, in the small wholesale trade. read more

The first severe winter for several years, which arrived in Poland in January this year, has had a significant impact on the situation in the Polish wholesale trade of fresh vegetables. It also had an impact on the carrot market. As a result, the carrot market, which had remained stagnant since October, revived in the first week of January.
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The cold winter that has come to Poland has left its mark on the fresh fruit and vegetable market. Its impact was also visible in the wholesale trade of imported strawberries. Current imports have decreased, even though the supply of strawberries in Spain has increased week by week. read more

After the mid-December plunge last year, celery prices in the Polish wholesale market have stagnated, as has the demand for this vegetable. However, it was not only Polish producers and wholesalers who experienced problems selling celery. The situation was similar in other European countries. read more

An upward trend in the prices of white cabbage, which began in mid-January in the Polish large wholesalers, but was very rachitic, has gained strength and vigor in recent days. White cabbage prices have started to rise dynamically. read more