Netherlands: Holland crushes the price of Italian tomatoes

The cluster tomato loses almost 2 euros. Price crushed by the Dutch who absent from the winter market, also due to the too high costs for heating the greenhouses, are presented in spring at 1.10 euros per kilo. The Italian and Spanish origin for several weeks was close to 3 euros per kilo. Low prices for courgettes, even at € 0.40, aubergines and peppers, without forgetting the collapse of asparagus, which allow, with galloping inflation. to offer an acceptable basket for the household budget consumed by the bills. On the fruit front, a good debut of melons, peaches and nectarines, strawberries are down but hold their share despite strong Spanish competition. In Florence, crash of the bunch, collapse of the asparagus The picture of the situation in Florence is offered to myfruit.it by Aurelio Baccini who knows very well the national and international dynamics - in addition to representing the Florentine wholesalers he is national vice president Fedagro - who explains discounts and ...