Germany: Paraguayos are no longer special

Despite the still extremely summer temperatures in some parts of Germany, the stone fruit season is now nearing its end. "We still have peaches, nectarines and paraguayos available from Spain, which we can still offer for about a week. The demand for paraguayos this year was much less than in previous years. I suspect that the consumer is, as it were, oversaturated. Because a few years ago there was a real hype around Paraguayos, after which the supply on the market grew and grew. It's just nothing special anymore," says Enrique Pedros-Frank. At the beginning of the season, the Paraguayos were still expensive, but the price dropped relatively quickly, which Pedros-Frank attributes to the sluggish demand. Pedros-Frank sources peaches, nectarines and Paraguayos from the Lleida region. "We receive about five tons of nectarines and peaches per week. The demand for peaches and nectarines is good. Due to the weather conditions in Spain, we did not have full quantities available in the ...