Fruit and vegetable price trend in Italy on May 16

Fruits

Vegetables

Italy

Published May 18, 2022

Tridge summary

High opening prices for the Spanish peaches and nectarines campaign. That of strawberries has also begun in Northern Italy, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto; Sicilian production for the netted melons is underway, in full swing for the broad beans which will end towards the end of the month. The production of courgettes in the full area is in the starting phase. Thanks to the agreement with the Italian Telematic Commodity Exchange (BMTI) and Italmercati, we publish the survey of fruit and vegetable prices at the wholesale markets as of May 16, 2022. Below is a summary of the main types of fruit and vegetables on the market. In the downloadable pdf you will find the details of the graphs and the surveys on the main Italian squares: Milan, Bologna, Padua, and Rome. There is a situation of stability for Sicilian tarocco oranges, which have now reached the end of the campaign. There is a late product of high quality, a factor that also explains the higher trend compared to the previous year. The increase in quantities for Valencia Late from Egypt pushed prices towards a slight decline in some markets.

Original content

High opening prices for the Spanish peaches and nectarines campaign. That of strawberries has also begun in Northern Italy, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto; Sicilian production for the netted melons is underway, in full swing for the broad beans which will end towards the end of the month. The production of courgettes in full area is in the starting phase. Thanks to the agreement with the Italian Telematic Commodity Exchange (BMTI) and Italmercati, we publish the survey of fruit and vegetable prices at the wholesale markets as of May 16, 2022. Below is a summary of the main types of fruit and vegetables on the market. In the downloadable pdf you will find the details of the graphs and the surveys on the main Italian squares: Milan, Bologna, Padua and Rome. There is a situation of stability for Sicilian tarocco oranges, which have now reached the end of the campaign. There is a late product of high quality, a factor that also explains the higher trend compared to the previous year. The ...

Source: Fresh Point Magazine