Production, marketing and producer prices for peaches and nectarines in Italy

Published 2024년 8월 7일

Tridge summary

Europe's nectarine and peach production is projected to increase by 1% in 2024, with Italy's production expected to rise by 4%, according to Europech 2024 estimates and the Fruit and Vegetable Services Center (CSO) in Italy. However, producer prices are down for both fruits compared to the previous year. Imports and exports of these fruits are roughly on par with 2023 levels, but retail sales have seen a significant 12% increase until the end of July. Despite stable demand, a decrease in supply is anticipated, leading to higher prices. However, Italian exports may face challenges due to the competitive pricing and abundant supply of Spanish and Greek products.

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Original content

This year's European production of nectarines and peaches (table and core) will show a slight increase of 1% compared to 2023, according to Europech 2024 estimates. The production is also higher, compared to the three years 2021-2023, by 14%. As for Italy, estimates for 2024 from the Fruit and Vegetable Services Center (CSO) show a total production of 967 thousand tonnes, an increase of around 4% compared to 2023 and 7% compared to the average of the last three years. In particular, Italian production will amount to approximately 480 thousand tons of nectarines (+8% compared to 2023), 425 thousand tons of table peaches (+1%) and 60 thousand tons of pits (-7%). According to the data of the Ismea institute, during the first part of the current marketing campaign, it appears that producer prices are down compared to those of 2023. In Italian nectarines the producer price is down by -4% compared to 2023. According to the Ismea survey, in July 2024, average producer prices for ...

Source: Agrotypos