Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as of June 10th

Published Jun 11, 2024

Tridge summary

The article provides an overview of the fruit and vegetable market in Italy as of June 10, 2024, highlighting changes in production, availability, and prices due to weather conditions and consumer preferences. It notes a decrease in melon prices due to poor climate suitability, the launch of new apricot varieties leading to a slight drop in prices but low quantities, and watermelon's entry into the market with high volumes and falling prices. The cherry market is influenced by high prices and consumer shift to other fruits. The end of strawberry production in Southern Italy and start of Trentino's production, eggplant prices remaining low but 30% lower than last year, and a decline in nectarine and yellow-fleshed peach prices with high demand expected. Also mentioned is the effect of weather on radicchio prices and the increase in courgette production in open areas, causing a slight decrease in prices despite higher trends than the previous year.

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Original content

The climate does not favor some productions, such as melons, and leads to a drop in their prices, while watermelon enters the countryside. New varieties of apricots enter the market, such as Errani, Flopria, Orange Ruby. The high prices of cherries push consumers to prefer other products. Once the marketing of strawberries from Southern Italy was completed, that of the mountain product began. Demand still not very high for nectarines. Departure for the production of Abruzzo radicchio. Thanks to the agreement with the Borsa Merci Telematica Italiana (Bmti) and Italmercati we are publishing the survey of fruit and vegetable prices at the wholesale markets as of 10 June 2024. 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 findings on the main Italian markets: Milan, Bologna, Padua and Rome. The production of Italian apricots is accelerating with the entry of different varieties, such ...

Source: Fresh Point Magazine