Fruit and vegetable price trend in Italy as of September 4, 2023

The campaign for Sicilian prickly pears is underway, while the campaign for watermelons, melons, peaches and nectarines is coming to an end. Change of variety for plums, with summer cultivars giving way to other varieties, such as Stanley, Grossa di Felisio. Due to the climate there is a shortage of product in the face of greater demand for some products, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, courgettes. Thanks to the agreement with the Italian Telematic Commodity Exchange (Bmti) and Italmercati we are publishing the price survey of fruit and vegetables at the wholesale markets as of 4 September 2023. 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 findings on the main Italian markets: Milan, Bologna, Padua and Rome. The regular sale of watermelons continues at substantially stable prices, despite availability running out. Quality is also gradually decreasing, thanks to the arrival of lower ...