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

Fresh-market.pl recently reported on WAPA's updated forecast for the European Union's pear harvest in 2021 (see here). For Poland, the data has not changed and speaks of a harvest at the level of 70 thousand tonnes, i.e. 5 thousand tonnes (8 per cent) more than a year earlier. read more

The volume of pineapple imports (category 080430 - Pineapples, fresh or dried) to Poland after three quarters of 2021 amounted to 19.7 thousand tonnes, and its value reached 62.7 million PLN. read more

The Polish wholesale onion market (fresh market) remains quite stable, but the long-term trend is upward when it comes to bagged onion prices. read more

WAPA gave an update on its forecasts for apple and pear yields in the northern hemisphere at its last meeting in December. read more

The pre-Christmas period in Poland brings an increase in demand for many fruits. Oranges and tangerines are very popular, but sales of table grapes tend to increase as well. 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 cabbage exports from Poland after three quarters of 2021 amounted to 44.6 thousand tonnes and its value to PLN 89.6 million. read more

Industrial apple purchase prices in Poland are maintaining their tendency to change, which has been observed in this sector of the fruit market since November. read more

The volume of cabbage imported to Poland after three quarters of 2021 amounted to 22.4 thousand tonnes and its value to 74.8 million PLN. read more

The volume of fresh grapes imports (CN category 080610) after three quarters of 2021 amounted to 92.1 thousand tonnes, while its value reached 623.0 million PLN. read more

In recent years, there has been a clear upward trend in imports of fresh highbush blueberries to Poland in the autumn-winter season. read more

The main season of domestic cauliflowers in Poland ends this year in the large wholesalers in the second half of November with an increase in prices and, consequently, their record level. read more

The first two decades of November were marked by hopes of an improvement in prices on the Polish apple market, which had earlier reached an abysmally low level. It was known that if apple prices rose, it would be mainly for popular export varieties, including Gala. read more

The volume of potato exports from Poland after three quarters of 2021 amounted to 92.5 thousand tonnes, and its value to 56.5 million PLN. This means record high exports in this category, especially in terms of volume. read more

Although greenhouse cucumbers from domestic production in Poland are now available year-round, the trade in these vegetables at the large wholesalers basically dies down in December. 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

There is still a long way to go for potatoes to reach November/December 2019 prices in Poland. The current average price at large Polish wholesalers for 45+ calibre yellow varieties packed in bags is PLN 0.67/kg, and around 30 November 2019 it was as high as PLN 0.94/kg. read more

Changes in apple prices on the Polish market in the past week were limited and certainly the new price levels do not satisfy fruit growers (they are up a few to twelve percent). read more

The volume of lemons imported to Poland amounted to 97.0 thousand tonnes after three quarters of 2021, and its value to PLN 421.3 million. read more