Poland

The domestic offer of new vegetables is consistently expanding on the fresh market in Poland. Of course, these are vegetables from under high cover at this early stage and their supply is limited, but the situation is very dynamic and if the weather is favourable, the availability of this offer will increase rapidly. read more

May brought a clear fall in demand for white cabbage from the 2021 harvest in Poland. Until the end of April there was an increase in the price of this vegetable at the large wholesaler, but then this trend was slowed down 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

This year the course of the new season for early vegetables is marked by the stigma of cool weather on the one hand and drastically altered cost realities on the other. Rhubarb may not be a classic novelty, but the current early phase of the rhubarb season can certainly be called a "novelty". 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

From 27 April this year Belarus has restored the possibility of supplying some EU fruits and vegetables since 27 April this year. As far as fruits are concerned, besides apples, pears are on the list. read more

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

The Spanish highbush blueberry harvest campaign passed the halfway point at the end of April and is now at its peak in terms of current supply. This phase will last until around 25 June. read more

The first deliveries of cauliflowers from domestic cultivation have arrived at small wholesalers in Poland. Of course, these are still cauliflowers from under high cover. The start of this season came at a similar time to last year, i.e. slightly later than normal. read more

Demand for root vegetables on the Polish wholesale market remains quite varied. There is one clear leader in this group. This is beetroot, the prices of which have been at a record high level on the wholesale market since December last year. read more

The last week of April brought a fundamental change in the situation on the Polish apple market. There was an air of optimism among fruit growers. read more

The 2021/2022 season proved to be significantly better than the previous season in terms of Polish potato prices. Now in its final period, the season is bringing prices at the large wholesale level that are only lower than those of two of the previous ten years. read more

The volume of vegetable exports from Poland in 2021 broke the downward trend of the previous two years, but it was not above the level of 2018 (the last year of the previous growth period, started in 2015). read more

Prices of domestic greenhouse tomatoes in Poland have suffered a big fall in recent days. Besides, these prices have been in a dynamic downward trend since the beginning of April. In the larger-scale wholesale trade, the discount from 8 to 25 April was 39 per cent. read more

Poland - the import volume of nectarines (CN category 08093010 - Fresh nectarines) amounted to 33.8 thousand tonnes in 2021, and its value to PLN 203.5 million. This means an increase in imports in this category year-on-year, especially in value terms. read more

Spring this year has brought quite a few changes in the prices of vegetables in the Polish large wholesale market. Not all of these changes are increases, because some vegetables are doing poorly and demand for them remains limited. What about onions and their prices? read more

The Easter period brought a natural slowdown in traders' activity on the wholesale fresh produce market. This was also visible in the case of white cabbage. Before Easter, trading on the large wholesale market slowed down and this was even reflected in prices, with the average selling price dropping by 5 cents per kilo.

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According to the latest CSO data, Poland's apple exports in February 2022 are up on those in January this year. Cumulative exports in the 2021/2022 season also remain higher than in the previous two seasons. 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

Volume of lettuce exports (CN categories: 070511 - Head lettuce, fresh or chilled and 070519 - Fresh or chilled lettuce excluding head lettuce) in 2021 amounted to 18.5 thousand tonnes and its value to 90.0 million PLN. This means a significant increase in exports in this category year-on-year. read more