Fruit and vegetable price trend in Italy as of 5 June

Published Jun 6, 2023

Tridge summary

The article provides an overview of the market prices for various fruits and vegetables in Italy as of 5 June 2023, as reported by the Italian Telematic Merchandise Exchange (Bmti) and Italmercati. It highlights issues such as lower availability and higher prices of Italian apricots due to adverse weather and floods in Emilia-Romagna, and the impact of climate conditions on watermelons and green beans. Despite these challenges, demand for aubergines remains high. There are also noted decreases in prices for Spanish peaches and nectarines due to delayed ripening from weather conditions, and a decline in courgettes. However, tomato prices remain stable, despite quantitative shortfalls due to recent flooding in Sicily and delays in production in other regions caused by abnormal weather.

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Original content

Italian apricots are on the market, with a high price range due to the lower availability of the product, also due to the flood in Emilia-Romagna. Quality and demand push melon prices up. For watermelons and aubergines, the product is not only Sicilian but also Lazio. The volumes of Italian cherries are still low due to the bad weather. The Italian production of peaches and nectarines is late. Last jokes for strawberries. Thanks to the agreement with the Italian Telematic Merchandise Exchange (Bmti) and Italmercati, we publish the survey of the prices of fruit and vegetables at the wholesale markets on 5 June 2023. 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 are no particular variations in the price of apricots. There is wide availability for the product imported from Spain which, however, does not yet ...

Source: Fresh Point Magazine