Pumpkin campaign analysis for 2021 in Italy

The 2021 pumpkin campaign started early for the Tonda Delica pumpkin, with a good quality level. Demand has remained at good levels right from the start, so much so that prices have been high, and then drop in the following weeks until reaching the usual prices for the period at the beginning of September. As far as the long violin squash is concerned, the campaign began in the usual times, between the end of August and the beginning of September with high quantities, good quality levels, slight drops may occur as production seems to be quite abundant. Discreet presence of the Butternut type with smooth skin which, compared to previous years, is occupying more market space, even if in the fruit and vegetable markets the classic violin is still preferred. In the spring-summer period, the offer is mainly composed of Central-South American products and the Delica type. The level of demand remained high and, in consideration of the national product, prices decreased slightly until the ...