Sales of iceberg lettuce, cauliflower and pointed cabbage on the rise in Italy

Published 2023년 3월 6일

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A severe storm in Sicily has led to a shortage and price increase in the Italian vegetable market, affecting products such as cauliflower and pointed cabbage. The storm damaged greenhouse crops, causing slow ripening and quality issues. The Zito brothers, who run a farming company, have seen a significant market change since January, with pointed cabbage prices doubling due to damage in Portugal. They are considering changing their cultivation and trade strategies due to rising costs and shrinking profit margins. The season for early potatoes is expected to start in mid-March, but concerns have been raised about the yield of later potatoes due to wind damage. The early potatoes are becoming more expensive due to general price increases and higher costs for seed potatoes.

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After the severe storm that hit Sicily in early February, there is a shortage on the Italian vegetable market and prices have risen. "The damage to greenhouse crops in the province of Ragusa has been enormous and due to the low temperatures, the product is still slow to ripen. And in times of scarcity, prices rise. This situation also affects our open field production in the Syracuse region. The market for iceberg lettuce, cauliflower and pointed cabbage in particular has completely revived," say Francesco and Simone Zito, Head of Cultivation and Head of Processing at Soc.Agr respectively. Zito & Co. Fennel is packed directly on the field with an average net weight of 13.5 kg for a crate of 16 pieces "The price of fennel has remained fairly stable, with a slight increase of 10-15 cents per kilo from January. However, this price increase will not make up for what happened on the market up to and including December last year," the Zito brothers continue. "Spring temperatures and ...

Source: AGF