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With the Turkish tomato prices are going downhill

Fresh Tomato
Vegetables
Turkiye
Published Mar 15, 2023

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After the sustained prices of the last few weeks, a phase of decline is coming for vegetables, especially for tomatoes and aubergines. From the Vittoria market - Giorgio Puccia, wholesaler and owner of the company "Il quadrifoglio" which operates in box 29 - tells IFN about the price trend and the causes of the drop. “We are in a delicate phase in which there is too much supply and demand is reflexive. Prices are collapsing, not only because of the heat but because so much foreign product is arriving". The countries that are exporting are: Morocco, Holland and Turkey. “There are red goods like datterino and piccadilly that arrive from Africa, as far as the bunch is concerned, the Turkish and Dutch products are taking the stage”. Let's go into the details of the prices of Italian goods with the help of the wholesaler. “The bunch varies from 0.70 to 1.40 €/kg, the Piccadilly goes from 1 euro per kilo downwards. Even the cherry has fallen in price, only the extra lots are quoted at 2 ...
Source: Italiafruit
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