While there is sufficient supply of fruit and vegetables at the wholesale market in Bronisze, Poland, prices for many products are higher than those registered a year ago. Autumn strawberries and blueberries, are however, cheaper.
There are already several apple varieties available. The highest prices were recorded for early varieties such as Delikates and Celesta, which have reached 40 złoty* per 15 kg (2,66 złoty per kilo). Prices for other varieties range from 15 to 25 złoty per 15 kilo box. When compared to prices a year ago, apples cost between 25 and 60 percent more. This year's fruits are also much smaller than in previous years, mostly due to the impact of drought, notes Bronisze spokesperson Malgorzata Skoczewska.
Pears cost 3-4 złoty/kilo, which is approximately 10 percent more than last year. The Conference ranges between 2 and 3.10 złoty per kilo; an increase of one third compared with a year ago.
As for blueberries, strawberries and raspberries, the first two are cheaper. Strawberries cost between 10 and 14 złoty per kilo and blueberries between 16 and 22 złoty per kilo. Autumn raspberries are expensive; the price per kilo in the wholesale ranges from 14 to 18 złoty. For their part, plum prices range from 1.5 to 4 złoty per kilo.
In general, vegetables are also more expensive than last year, which is mainly attributed to the impact of drought this year, which has resulted in a smaller harvest. According to preliminary estimates of the Central Statistical Office, the production volume of field vegetables will be about 16 percent smaller than last year. The largest decline in terms of yield, almost by 20 percent, is that of brassica crops. This is already reflected in the market price of cabbages in Bronisze, which currently cost between 0.90 and 1.20 złoty per kilo; nearly a twofold increase compared with the prices of 2014.
Cauliflower prices are also between 30 and 80 percent higher. Prices range between 2.75 and 4 złoty per unit. Meanwhile, field tomatoes cost between 1.1 and 2 złoty per kilo, while those grown in greenhouses stand at approximately 5 złoty/kilo. For field cucumbers customers have to pay between 1.50 and 4 złoty per kilo.
Carrots cost 1-1.40 złoty per kilo; onions, 0.9-1.20 złoty/kilo; they are good quality, but small, also due to the impact of drought.
Potatoes cost between 0.85 and 1 złoty per kilo, which is almost twice as much as last year. CSO estimates that there will be about 20 percent less available than last season, so prices are not expected to fall.
