Italy: Débâcle for peaches and nectarines, melons are struggling

According to Bmti surveys, fruit and vegetable prices continue to fall. Low prices also for tomatoes and plums, trend reversal for onions Apricots on the way down Incoming apricots, Cot variety, coming from Emilia Romagna, which allow a slight drop in prices. The Pellecchiella harvest is about to end, making room for the typically summer varieties, such as Portici, Farbaly and Faralia. Watermelons, substantial stability The climate that is dividing the Peninsula in two, with bad weather in the north and good weather in the south, keeps watermelon prices at low levels, due to uneven and still low demand, especially in the northern regions. Extra watermelons from Lombardy, of better quality, are arriving in all markets. Onions, the trend is reversed After a long period, about a year, in which the production of Italian onions was in trouble and raised prices to record levels, in recent weeks, according to Bmti findings, we are witnessing a decline in prices, thanks to the new ...