In Germany, Italian Moro blood oranges rule the roost

Published Jan 19, 2023

Tridge summary

The article provides an overview of the agricultural market in Hamburg and surrounding areas, focusing on the trade of various fruits and vegetables. It highlights the dominance of Spanish oranges, with other countries such as Italy, Egypt, Morocco, and Turkey also exporting navel oranges and Salustiana varieties. Despite demand increases, prices remained stable or slightly increased, with the exception of Hamburg due to quality issues. Blood oranges, especially Italian Moro, were available but prices fluctuated due to oversupply in some areas. Apples, pears, grapes, easy peelers, lemons, bananas, cauliflower, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers were also mentioned in the market report, with the source indicating a diverse and varied trade activity.

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Original content

As usual at this time, Spanish oranges dominated the market. Among several navel varieties, Salustiana was the main one present. Italy and Egypt also exported navel oranges, Morocco supplied Salustiana and Turkey Washington navel oranges. Trading was generally relatively calm. According to BLE, demand increased here and there. However, this had hardly any effect on prices. They mostly stayed at the level of the previous week. In some cases, traders were able to increase them. In Hamburg, however, the sellers could not avoid concessions, because here the fruit did not always meet the organoleptic wishes of the customer. In terms of blood oranges, mainly Italian Moro oranges were available: In Frankfurt they were offered in nets of 1 kg and 1.5 kg and could be accommodated there for €1.00 to 1.50. In Hamburg they became cheaper due to too large a supply and prices also fell in Cologne. Prices in Munich also fell during the week, but only after rising sharply on Monday. Tarocco from ...

Source: AGF