Bad weather slows down summer fruit purchases in Italy

According to Bmti surveys, prices remain on average high. Apricots up, cherries down, Italian peaches missing Apricots, Italian ones arrive We note the entry of different varieties of Italian apricots, such as Pricia and Errani. These products are showing a price increase and, at the same time, a relatively high trend. Contributing to this trend are the lower quantities entering the markets compared to the previous campaign due to bad weather, which led to delays in harvesting in the production areas. On the demand side, consumers are shifting interest to the Italian product, preferred to the Spanish one, which remains substantially stable. Increasing quality with the arrival of heat and sun. Watermelons, the climate is holding back consumption Stable prices for watermelons, subject to a climate that hasn't yet reached summer, with adverse repercussions both in terms of product ripening and in terms of consumer demand. The chemical and organoleptic characteristics have not yet ...