Poland

March turned out to be a very good month for Polish apple exports, according to the latest CSO data. read more

The supply of carrots from the 2020 harvest is already limited, and stocks of carrots of decent quality are already low. The situation cannot be fundamentally improved by the import of Dutch carrots as their prices are relatively high. read more

A year ago, May brought stability to the wholesale lemon market. The calmness came after a hectic period in March and April when, under the influence of panicky "covid" moods read more

After a long period of stagnation, last week finally brought a change on the wholesale market for fresh celery in Poland. read more

The market of imported citrus fruit has entered a transition period between the season of the European offer (which includes imports from Turkey) and the season of imports of these fruits from the southern hemisphere (mainly deliveries from South Africa and Argentina). read more

Although the weather this spring has been highly capricious, the passage of time cannot be stopped and vegetation, albeit slowed down, is progressing. read more

Idared is a Polish speciality, for years produced with the Russian market in mind. Since 2014, since the embargo was introduced by Russia, the trade of this variety has been very difficult. read more

This spring, Polish blueberry lovers do not have it easy. The availability of imported blueberries remains limited, which translates into their prices. read more

The 2020/2021 season was one of the worst on the Polish potato market in recent years. In the chart below we compare it with the previous twelve seasons - in just three of them prices at the beginning of May were worse than now. read more

Just a few days ago, we were faced with a weather collapse. European countries were flooded by a wave of cold, which had a devastating effect on fruit-growing areas. The frosts affected Italy, Croatia, Hungary, France, Austria, but also our neighbour Germany. read more

WAPA data (apple stocks on 1 April 2021) confirmed that March was a very good month for the apple trade, including the Golden variety. In the EU (plus Switzerland and the UK), stocks of the variety on 1 April were at 513,000 tonnes, a "run down" of 141,000 tonnes of Golden in March. read more

The trading season for Chinese cabbage from the 2020 harvest is already in its final phase. In fact, it can be said that it is already finished in the large wholesalers. read more

The first cauliflowers of the season from domestic cultivation in Poland have arrived at small wholesalers. This is later than last year, which is understandable given how capricious this year's spring has been. read more

WAPA has published an updated estimate of pear stocks. As for the European Union countries (plus Switzerland), stocks of this fruit, as of 1 April 2021, amounted to 273,473 tonnes. read more

Spain's strawberry picking season last week surpassed 78 percent of this year's planned strawberry harvest. The current supply of strawberries on the local market is already clearly dwindling and prices are rising. read more

WAPA estimates that apple stocks as of 1.04.2021 in the EU countries surveyed amounted to 1,922,817 tonnes (excluding Portugal). read more

The weather has strongly affected the trading of vegetables on the Polish wholesale market. This is especially true for white cabbage. read more

It took just a dozen or so hours of warmer, sunny weather for nature to speed up and make up for some of the delayed vegetation. read more

April saw no increase in apple prices on the Polish wholesale market. Not only on the Polish market, but also in Ukraine and Moldavia. The recent frosts, which damaged fruit crops in Europe, have not helped. read more

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