Price trend of fruits and vegetables in Italy as of May 11, 2026.
The fruit and vegetable market comes alive in spring, with the arrival of the first summer produce and a gradually increasing offer. Apricots kick off the season with Spanish and early Italian

At Fruit Logistica, the alarm of the European fruit and vegetable sector: "It's no longer just a matter of reciprocity."
Ten years ago, Italy had a national production potential of 26 million tons of fruits and vegetables, today we produce around 24.7 million tons, with crops such as pears, kiwis, peaches, and

New vision systems have been implemented for flat peaches and nectarines, contributing to international expansion.
Ser.mac has confirmed its participation at Fruit Attraction 2025. The company will showcase its most advanced solutions for sorting fruits and vegetables at the event, further solidifying its

Italian court has made a ruling regarding the illegal propagation of a peach variety.
Plant genetic research continues to be the cornerstone for the development of new varieties that are chosen for their disease resistance, ability to adapt to changing climates, productivity, and

The campaign for Romagna IGP Peach and Nectarine has been successfully completed.
The 2025 commercial campaign of Romagna PGI Peaches and Nectarines, one of the symbols of Italian fruit and vegetable excellence, has ended positively. The season, which started with good

Peaches and nectarines: price increases boost revenue, but consumption is low.
The last week of August ends with further slowdown for the fruit and vegetable sector with imposed weight in large-scale retail: sales value plateaus while volumes decrease across all channels,

Price trend of fruits and vegetables in Italy on September 1st.
The melon campaign continues, with demand remaining lively and good quality, but poor for watermelons. There is also strong demand for peaches and nectarines, but weak for eggplants and green

Sicily's late stone fruit shines with Donnalia.
Sicilian peach farming is now entering the peak of the season with late varieties of peaches and nectarines, a segment that in recent years has gained a prominent role in the national fruit and

Price trends of fruits and vegetables in Italy as of July 28th.
The watermelon campaign is going well, with high volumes and excellent quality. On the other hand, the quantities of netted melons are decreasing. Peaches and nectarines are also decreasing, but

OP La Deliziosa celebrates summer with Etna Coscia Pear and Bivona IGP Peach.
The Sicilian summer marks, as every year, the beginning of a new season for some of the most representative fruit and vegetable excellences of the island. OP La Deliziosa, a leading reality in the

"The pleasure of taste": Coop Sole relaunches on stone fruits and looks to the future.
The summer season brings with it the most intense flavors of fresh fruit, and among these are the stone fruits - peaches, nectarines, apricots, and plums - which are once again taking center stage

Price trend of fruit and vegetables in Italy as of July 21st.
The melon campaign continues, with high availability. With the rise in temperatures, an upward push for watermelons is expected. Quantities are running out for peaches and nectarines with

A severe water shortage is affecting producers in specific regions of southern Italy.
The commercial performance of peaches and nectarines is excellent. Demand exceeds supply. Prices meet producers' expectations. However, the fruit and vegetable sector is facing serious challenges

Price trends of fruit and vegetables in Italy as of July 7th.
Very good quality and consistent demand characterize the melon campaign, which is progressing smoothly: a slowdown this week for watermelon, due to bad weather. With Portici and Faralia, different

Fruit and vegetable prices trend in Italy as of June 30th
The watermelon and melon campaigns are progressing well, with ample availability. Apricots continue to be marketed, with the first arrivals for the late variety Faralia. Prices remain high for

Melons, apricots, and peppers decreasing, abundance of zucchinis and peaches.
Also this week, La Borsa della Spesa, the weekly informational service created by BMTI and Italmercati in collaboration with Consumerismo No Profit, highlights the most convenient and high-quality

Price trend of fruits and vegetables in Italy as of June 23rd.
The marketing of watermelons is proceeding at a fast pace. The climate also favors the Italian melon campaign, which boasts excellent quality. The apricot market is recovering, while the cherry

How "The Great Italian Beauty" highlights the value of the onion #vegetablevoices
Not only radicchio, peaches and nectarines, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, but also a completely Italian onion. The new harvest of the Italian season of the golden onion of the Great Italian

Flat peaches featured in June in the retail sector.
The aggregate of fruits indicated as "peaches and nectarines" has now become a complex category, especially when we put ourselves in the shoes of a customer shopping in the fruit and vegetable

Price trend of fruits and vegetables in Italy as of June 16th.
The collection of plums has begun, with the red variety and Spring Smile. The apricot campaign is in full swing, with the first batches of the Pellecchiella cultivar. There is a strong demand for

Price trend of fruit and vegetables in Italy as of May 19th.
The new campaigns for apricots and melons have started: the sale of smooth variety has also begun. The Italian nectarine campaign has started early. Volumes are still low for peaches, Platicarpa

Price trend of fruit and vegetables in Italy on May 12th.
The campaign for Sicilian watermelons has started. The Bigarreau cherry campaign has also started, along with the first batches of Puglian products, and peaches, although in limited volumes.

"If this system functions in a 100-year-old building, there's no reason why it can't work on high streets."
In a quiet corner of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, a former stable built in the 1890s has become the testing ground for a bold experiment: to demonstrate that energy innovation and vertical farming can

The dried fruit industry is starting to recover after the impact of Covid-19.
Trucks are delivering the final batches of peaches and BC pears to the drying racks at Cape Dried Fruit, where peeled and unpeeled peaches, apricots, pears, tomatoes, mangoes, prunes, and raisins

What bio-solutions are there for high-quality peaches? This topic is being discussed at Macfrut.
"What bio solutions for high-quality peaches?". This is the theme at the center of the International Congress scheduled for the next edition of Macfrut, the international trade fair for the fruit