Italy: Fruit and vegetable price trend on September 12, 2022

The heat keeps the demand high for some products of the height of the summer season such as melons. The harvest of late cultivars is closing for peaches and nectarines. For table grapes, the entry of Italian white and seedless rosé grapes is worthy of note. All medium-late varieties of plums are on the market. Thanks to the agreement with the Italian Telematic Commodity Exchange (BMTI) and Italmercati, we publish the survey of fruit and vegetable prices at the wholesale markets as of 12 September 2022. Below is a summary of the main types of fruit and vegetables on the market. In the downloadable pdf you will find the details of the graphs and the surveys on the main Italian squares: Milan, Bologna, Padua and Rome. Prickly pears show rising prices with some signs of decline in the Padua wholesale market. Demand is at medium-high levels, also in consideration of the lower presence of other types of fruit. Prices tend to be stable for lettuce, on medium-high levels with some signs ...