Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 3 July
Strong demand for watermelons boosted by high temperatures. Demand for Italian hulled melons was also high. Increasing quantities and subdued demand, however, for apricots. Good availability of

"The product is currently very scarce, which makes it correspondingly more expensive"
The heat in Italy is not only causing poorer quality watermelons and netted melons, but above all crop failures. "The product is currently very scarce, which also makes it correspondingly more

"Lower watermelon quantities, but sizable enough to be sold in slices in supermarkets"
Geofur started harvesting its almost 60 hectares of watermelons located between the Ostiglia (Mantua) and Melara (Rovigo) municipalities. The market is very receptive at the moment, also because

Watermelon season in Calabria in the starting blocks
"The year 2023 is definitely a special one for watermelons. The weather has been crucial. First, there was a mild winter, then there was rain in February that somewhat complicated the planting of

Same beach again this year... and same Gavina!
Launched back in 2005, Gavina was one of the first seedless mini watermelons on the Italian market, a product with unique qualities at a time when this type of cultivation and distribution was

Record watermelons: €1.40/kg wholesale
Golden times for watermelons and melons, after a very difficult first half of June (for more details click here) they have risen to the top of the summer fruit and vegetable list; in fact, there

Siberia imports fruit and vegetables from 17 different countries
This year, the volume of food products supplied to the Siberian Federal District has increased by 20%. Most fruits are imported from foreign countries. By the beginning of June, over 900 tons of

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW MELONS AND WATERMELONS
In the melon market, supply dynamics and weather conditions have been influencing the availability and prices of various melon types across different regions. In the Netherlands, the supply of

June watermelons still on the handbrake
Week 24 saw a softening of the trend compared to the previous week for Lcc, but also for fruit and vegetables by weight. Among the channels, discount stores continue to grow in fruit and vegetable

West Coast watermelon availability tight going into holiday weekend
The supply of watermelons on the West Coast is very tight for the 4th of July pull. “The cooler weather during the growth of the crop pushed harvest dates back 7 to 10 days,” says PJ Colin of

Lively demand for watermelons
"A similar situation has never occurred before: demand from supermarkets and markets in Italy and abroad is high for both watermelons and mini-watermelons, with interesting quotations," reports

Imports of melons from China to the Amur Region of Russia have tripled
Imports of melon from China to the Amur Region of Russia have tripled compared to last year. Since the beginning of the year, 76 tons of these melon cultures have been brought in through the

Watermelons, strategies for the ideal assortment
In the summer period, mourners are crucial for the performance of the fruit and vegetable department. Their unit value, whether sold by the kilo or by the piece, however, is relatively low and

Summer fruits: NFI analysis
The intense hot weather of recent weeks favours the consumption of summer fruit, refreshing and thirst quenching by nature. The scenario at CAAB presents itself with a drop in the supply of

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 26 June
Melon is currently one of the most popular products and the hot weather is driving up demand. The high temperatures are also increasing demand for watermelons. The pace of Italian apricot

Prices for Italian watermelons and melons have increased by 100% in the past week
"Last year in the same period, we sent about 8,000 cartons of watermelons and melons a day to wholesale markets and retailers. Now it's only a little over 2,000. It is the result of very bad

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 26 June
Melon is currently one of the most popular products and the hot weather is driving up demand. The high temperatures are also increasing demand for watermelons. The pace of Italian apricot

Stone fruit, a season with two faces
Summer is now in full swing and hopes are high for a revival of the typical good season. But the last few days of trading in the wholesale markets, with the exception of melons and watermelons,

Melons and watermelons under the NFI lens
Melon and watermelon consumption is exploding, boosted by the intense heat of recent days. The market is experiencing a shortage of supply (click here to read more), which is causing prices to

Peaches and nectarines, depressing period. Consumption down by 50%
Summer is finally starting and consumption of typical summer fruit should explode... so at least it has been the case for melons and watermelons, which, thanks to the first warm weather, have had

Carrefour buys 10% more local watermelons and melons than last year.
Carrefour expects to sell more than 25,000 tonnes of melon and watermelon from Spain this summer, 10% more than in the previous year's campaign. In this way, the company is reinforcing its

Watermelons and melons: no to import, yes to service
This year's watermelon-melon campaign is and will continue to be a tough nut to crack for Italian retailers. First of all, the start with the Sicilian melon was a shock, due to the bad weather

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 19 June
The campaign for Apulia's florid green figs has started. The production of Italian apricots is in full swing. There is a high trend for melons, especially honeydew melons, while the demand for

Warm weather arrives, sales of watermelons and melons explode
Summer temperatures have finally arrived and the demand for thirst-quenching products has also gone into fourth gear. At the Rimini Food Centre, for example, sales - and demand - for watermelons

The sun shines, Solinda returns to the benches
Summer has been a long time coming, but now it is also beginning to make itself felt in the fruit and vegetable department, which is teeming with watermelons and melons and where, shortly,