Domestic offerings remained at the top of the range, led by Elstar, Jonagold, Boskoop, Braeburn and Wellant. Santana, which is popular with allergy sufferers, also became more present. Italy was mainly involved with Golden Delicious and Royal Gala. The first Pink Lady from there arrived at various markets at the beginning of the week. From France, mainly Jazz and Honeycrunch arrived. Deliveries from the Netherlands, Belgium and Poland were, all in all, only of a supplementary nature.
According to the BLE, marketing was generally unspectacular. Demand was met without difficulty. In some places, customer interest in red-cheeked fruit intensified, with Red Chief, the Christmas apple in Frankfurt, attracting more attention than before. In Munich, the first so-called "Advent apples" (polished small Red Delicious) from Italy and Jonagold from Lake Constance presented as "heart apples" were available at the beginning of the week. However, this did not have a fundamental impact on prices. Instead, prices often remained at the previous week's level, apart from minor fluctuations.
Click here for the full market and price report.
Pears
Italian Santa Maria, Abate Fetel and Williams Christ remained scarce and therefore expensive. Customers therefore only made the most essential purchases and trading was correspondingly calm. The marketing of Turkish Santa Maria and Devici was also quiet.
Table grapes
In addition to Turkish Sultana, there was mainly access to Italian offerings: Italia, Crimson Seedless and Red Globe formed the basis of the range. Many other varieties were also available, but the overall availability of Italian deliveries was limited. This often led to slightly rising prices.
Oranges
The season picked up speed: The presence of Spanish Navelina expanded noticeably. The different sizes available also increased. Customers were grateful to be able to buy them, as the uncomfortable weather had led to a noticeable increase in storage space. Valencia Late and Midknight were still available from South Africa.
Small-fruited citrus fruits
Spanish deliveries of clementines, Turkish deliveries of satsumas and South African deliveries of mandarins played the main role. Spanish deliveries in particular had increased massively. This made it almost impossible to push through price increases, even though demand had certainly increased as a result of the bad weather.
Lemons
Spanish Primofiori dominated the market and gained noticeably in importance. The presence of Turkish Meyer lemons and Eureka lemons also grew noticeably. South African imports, on the other hand, only played a minor role but still had a certain market share.
Bananas
Supply and demand were sufficiently balanced. Valuations therefore often remained at the previous week's level. Rising prices were recorded in Cologne for third brands from Colombia.
Cauliflowers
The supply was noticeably limited. In particular, the availability of domestic supplies dwindled. Demand could not be met in full. Deliveries from Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Poland were also unable to fill the gap.
Lettuce
In the lettuce segment, Belgian offerings predominated and were generally more expensive due to volume; they cost up to €23.50 per box of 12 in Cologne, for example. Domestic produce was sometimes too light in weight, so that marketing was slow even at prices of €4.00 to €4.50 per box of 6 in Frankfurt. In the case of iceberg lettuce, Spanish consignments dominated.
Cucumbers
Spanish snake cucumbers predominated. Dutch, Greek, Belgian and domestic offerings complemented the action, but were not available at all markets or were absent on certain days. Relatively cheap Moroccan imports appeared in Frankfurt.
Tomatoes
A wide range of products was available: The Netherlands, Turkey, Belgium and Morocco played a leading role in the scene. Spanish and Italian deliveries followed in terms of importance. Domestic, Croatian and Polish consignments were not more than just a complementary character.
Sweet peppers
Spanish, Turkish and Dutch consignments formed the basis of the range. Demand was not particularly strong and could generally be satisfied without difficulty. In Berlin, Spanish prices were scarce as they were tied to food retailers, and prices here trended noticeably upwards overall.
Source:BLE