High starting prices for Italian raspberries

In the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the raspberry harvest started in May. "Our plants are everbearers, so we will have about a two-week break between the first harvest cycle in May-June and the second harvest. The season will continue until September-October, depending on weather conditions," says a grower. "Sales went well in May and June, with satisfactory prices. We are talking about €9-10 per kilo for the retail product and even higher prices for the wholesale markets." In mid-June, raspberries of Portuguese origin were sold on the Italian wholesale markets at a price of € 18.50 per pack. The Italian product reached € 20. "Portuguese raspberries were very competitive in terms of prices and so were their blueberries. Then prices went down. At the end of June, our raspberries reached around € 6 per kilo, before rising this week to "Euro 8 per kilo. Polish, Dutch and Belgian products will soon be on the market. These are countries that have been investing in soft fruit ...