The raspberry season continues, and according to the official data provided by the wholesale markets, the fruits prices are rather stable and only slightly fluctuate in some places, although the rates in processing plants have increased.

On Warsaws Bronisze wholesale market, the maximum price paid for raspberries has dropped by 1 z?oty*. Currently they cost 8-14 z?oty/kg.

We have also seen a fall in Kalisz, wher raspberries cost 10-12 z?oty/kg last week and now only 8 z?oty/kg.

The wholesale market in Rzeszów is the only place wher raspberries have become more expensive. Currently, they are sold for 12 z?oty/kg (compared to 10 z?oty/kg last week). 

On the rest of the wholesale markets monitored, raspberry prices did not change; however, after some rainy days, the wholesale markets may be overflowing with raspberries, which is likely to cause a dro in prices.

Meanwhile, according to IERiGZ, the prices of raspberries for freezing in processing plants have increased compared to last week.

In the province of Kuyavian-Pomeranian, processing plants buy raspberries for an average of 4.9-5.1 z?oty/kg, depending on the class. In Podkarpacie, the prices are similar (4.9-5.2 z?oty/kg), and this is also the case in West Pomeranian (with 4.8-5.3 z?oty/kg, compared to 4.5-4.9 z?oty/kg a week earlier). In Mazovia, second class raspberries are purchased for 4.8 z?oty/kg, while a week ago prices oscillated between 4.4 and 4.7 z?oty/kg.

A week ago, processing plants paid an average of 4.45-4.87 z?oty/kg and now 4.85-5.2 z?oty/kg. It is worth mentioning that these prices are similar to those of the previous year and even slightly higher. In the same period last year, raspberries were bought for 4.93 z?oty/kg.

The analysis was based on the official prices quoted by the wholesale markets on 7-8 August and data from the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics.