Fruits and vegetables: less in the first eight months of 2022

the sector offruit and vegetables In the summer, the plant closes two months negative, given the drop of the shop by the Italians. The first eight months of 2022 saw a decline in the 9% (354 thousand tons of loss purchases) compared to 2021. In August, however, it grew by + 4.5% compared to August 2021 (854 million euros), a value that has never been reached in August in the past 5 years. Unfortunately, fruit and vegetable purchases are negative and losing value in the remaining six of the eight months of 2022.

If we distinguish the consumption of fruit from that of vegetables, we see that fruit purchases fell 5% in August compared to the same month in 2021, while vegetables left 6% in the field. The rise in average prices may have influenced this negative trend. A kilo of fruit rose on average to €1.89, which is 9% more than in August 2021, while the average price of a kilo of vegetables exceeded the €2 threshold and was clearly higher than the previous average price at €2.19. years .

Daria Lodi of the Cso Italy Market Observatory

Each individual product has a different trend. The positive notes hit the peaches with an increase of 8% in August (nectarines 1%). Also in August apricots with +12% and small fruit +15%. After July, watermelons fell by 15% and melons by 4%, while plums fell by -5%. THE Prices average in grow in August were those of peaches, grapes, bananas, nectarines and its in drop for apples, apricots, plums and lemons.

A decline in purchases in August vegetables, tomatoes and potatoes with 2 and 1%. Carrots (+4%), onions (+6%), cauliflowers (+22%), beets (+21%). Zucchini yield by 7%, salads 9%, aubergines 10%, peppers 14%. Then cucumbers 17%, green beans 27%, fennel 23% and pumpkins 35%. They have a clear cut recovery instead the salads IV range with +16% purchases in August compared to 2021. In August, 76% of the total fruit and vegetable purchases are achieved, while purchases for commercial channel note the following information:

l’packaged fruits and vegetables in August it maintained its trend, while that loose fitting lost 7%. Fruit and vegetables biological with a 3% in August confirms the negative trend. It fell from 231,000 tons in 2021 to 208,000 in the first eight months of 2022.