Italy: The prices of vegetables in Rome also dropped by 50%

The mild climate of these days generates a significant drop in the prices of vegetables, with a collapse of 50% in the cost of aubergines and 37% in the cost of Romanesco broccoli from Abruzzo compared to two weeks ago. The positive trend for the agri-food sector and for consumers is revealed by the Rome Agri-Food Centre, one of the largest European structures for the marketing of the agri-food and fish sector. According to what was published in the CAR periodic bulletin, the lowering of the cost of aubergines is also linked to the overlapping of Lazio and Sicilian production, which guarantees great availability of the product on the market, while the cut in the price of broccoli was favored by the favorable climate. Although the sowing of autumn products has just begun, the forecast for the next two weeks with temperatures of around 5 degrees above the seasonal average should favor a reduced cost of products such as courgettes, chard, chicory and broccoli, encouraging an increase ...