Decrease in prices for nuts in shell in Moldova is for a long time

From the beginning of February, wholesale prices for inshell walnuts began to decrease in Moldova. Judging by the EastFruit monitoring, by the beginning of the second week of the month, the price of the product fell by an average of 7%, to 28 lei/kg ($1.48/kg). This is the level of the weighted average price in December last year. Many large nut growers-traders believe that in February the process of reducing wholesale prices for inshell nuts may continue. There are no prerequisites for stabilization, let alone growth. According to the operators of the Moldovan market, the main reason for the February reduction in the price of inshell nuts is the lack of demand for it from the main buyers in Germany and France. In the markets of these countries in the network retail segment of the mass market, prices for inshell walnuts have fallen below 4 euros / kg since late December - early January. From which it can be assumed that even from European walnut growers and wholesalers, retailers ...