The situation on the orange market has been quite stagnant recently. After months of prosperity that began this spring during the first lockdown, the second wave of the pandemic brought a drop in demand for this fruit. The lockdown in the HoReCa channel has hit hard, devastating demand especially for juice oranges. read more

The cold and snowy weather has left its mark on the market for fresh vegetables. It has pushed up the wholesale prices of a number of them. However, at least for the time being, potatoes are not included in this group. At least when it comes to prices on the large wholesale market. read more

The mandarin season has passed its peak in terms of supply. In February, the availability of these fruit, imported to Poland from southern Europe and possibly northern Africa, begins to decrease. read more

This season has been a winter in the making. Maybe not the winter of the century (older people remember), but after several years of mild winters, it is now snowy and cold. This has had an impact on the vegetable market in Poland. read more

The prices of white cabbage have been rising in the Polish wholesale market since January. But this growth was slow and with resistance. The growth was created primarily by synoptic conditions, and in a way against the demand realities on the domestic vegetable market. read more

In February, the prices of Chinese cabbage are falling quite often. This is a temporary "price collapse", which in unfavorable conditions may extend even to the beginning of March. Then, however, prices go up as stocks, especially of good-quality, nice stock. Will this season also see such a February reduction? read more

In the current season, the end of the calendar year brought a downward correction in the prices of grapefruits imported to Poland. These fruits, imported in winter mainly from Turkey, decreased in wholesale trade on a larger scale from 5.25 PLN/kg to 5.10 PLN/kg on average. read more

The strawberry campaign in Spain is still, in terms of its commercial dimension, at a fairly early stage. But the current supply of strawberries picked in the fields of Huelva is growing. The volumes harvested in December were significantly higher than in previous years. read more

The end of January and beginning of February brought a recovery of beetroot prices in the large wholesalers (by the way, in the small wholesalers price increases in this segment were even more dynamic). However, these last changes (-16 per cent) were not significant enough to significantly change the overall market picture. read more

Watermelons are undoubtedly one of the symbols of summer. Poland receives most of them in July. Last July, 43.2 thousand tons of this fruit were imported to Poland (3.5 thousand tons less than a year earlier). Italy remains the main summer supplier of watermelons to Poland. read more

Lemon prices in the Polish wholesale market have remained at a very low level since January this year. In the offers of importers, in the wholesale trade on a larger scale, they are most often offered at 3.00-5.50 PLN per kg, depending on the country of origin, packaging and quality. The offer is dominated by fruit from two countries - Turkey and Spain (the former are usually cheaper).
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The supply of pears on the Polish market remains relatively high. Or even not "relatively", but simply "high". WAPA estimated, that the stock on January 1 of this year amounted to 26 thousand tons. This is as much as 270 per cent more than a year earlier. read more

The Gala variety remains one of the most popular apples in Europe, alongside Golden and Prince. These apples are selling significantly better than other red varieties or Mutsu, not to mention Idared. read more

The situation on the Polish wholesale potato market has slightly improved compared to January this year. The improvement may not be huge, as it's around 20 per cent on average in terms of prices, but compared to what happened earlier, it's still not bad. In addition, there are prospects for a continuation of this trend.
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The first batches of cucumbers from the new domestic crop have reached the Polish market. Although these vegetables are available all year round, their supply is drastically reduced in January and the retail market (especially chain stores) is then almost entirely dominated by imports.
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Winter is obviously not the period of a significant presence of highbush blueberry on the Polish fresh fruit market. In January and February, it has to be imported from far away - from the southern hemisphere. First, blueberries from Peru and then from Chile dominate these imports. read more

It's winter, and not just the calendar winter. This means a partial "freeze" in apple processing, and thus a reduction in current demand for raw material for this production. On the other hand, something is going on in the processing industry and apples have to be obtained, and their availability is now limited. read more

According to WAPA, the stock of Golden Delicious apples was 130,000 tonnes on 1 January this year. This is 30,000 tonnes more than last year (+30%), which could be worrying information, as larger stocks usually mean more pressure on the price. Even in the current phase of the winter-spring part of the marketing season. read more

WAPA has published an updated estimate of pear stocks. As for the European Union countries, stocks of this fruit, as of 1 January 2021, amounted to 756,710 tonnes. The vast majority of these stocks, 529,920 tonnes, are Conference pears. A month earlier, the volume of pear stocks was estimated at 899,464 tonnes. read more

A new season of domestic greenhouse tomatoes (round red) is starting slightly earlier than a year ago. As far as raspberry tomatoes from Polish glasshouses are concerned, they are available all year round, but in December and January, the supply decreases noticeably. read more