Iceberg lettuce: lower prices

Only the supply of Spanish iceberg lettuce was high, sometimes even abundant. However the quality wasn’t always good. The prices were rarely constant and often dropped, they might increase a bit on Friday. The supply of round lettuce was differentiated, supplies from Belgium as well as Italy. And the French, and sometimes the Dutch, completed the range. If the supply wasn’t excessive the prices could remain at the same level. But sometimes they had to be lowered due to a strong competition between supplying countries and a decrease in demand. Only in Munich they remained stable. The largest change was in the Belgian packaged lettuce, even with the changes the demand barely changed. Mixed salad mainly came from Italy and France. Lollo Rosso came from Belgium. The appealing quality of the produce meant, that even with already high prices, the prices increased or stayed on the same level. The demand for Italian endives was keen. In addition to standard crates with 12 pieces there was an increase in the presence of 8 and 6 piece packaging. The high quality of the French supply caused the price to almost double compared to the Italian supplies. The prices of German and Belgian lambs lettuce (corn lettuce) dropped due to the slow sales and flawed products. 

German apples dominated the trade. Steady trading was often the normal course of the day. The demand could easily be met and therefore there were no significant changes in the prices.

Italian pears dominated the trade. During the Carnival week the demand was very quiet. The supply increased slightly and the demand could be met. 

The South African supply shaped the market. The demand was often very low. Traders that wanted to avoid surplus had to reduce the prices.

Italian kiwis dominated ahead of Greek and French batches. Overall there was a quiet demand that could easily be satisfied.

Spain dominated the trade; the supply was balanced with the sales. And therefore the prices didn’t significantly change. 

Spanish mandarins clearly dominated the sales. The demand could often not keep up with supply. Surplus mandarins were a daily occurrence.

Spanish Primofiori lemons dominated the trade and Turkish Lamas completed the supply. And as usual the supply was balanced with the demand.

In general, the supply matched the demand. Nevertheless, the prices could be raised in some places.

The Italian cauliflowers dominated the market and the French batches completed the range. And now the availability increased after the short spell of winter weather. 

The trade was dominated by the Spanish supply and range was completed with cucumbers from France and the Netherlands. The supply was rather limited. 

The Spanish tomatoes and vine tomatoes dominated the trade, although sometimes their colors weren’t convincing. The supply was often insufficient to meet the demand.

The supply of mainly Spanish peppers was manageable. In addition there were manageable supplies from the Eastern Mediterranean regions, such as Turkey and Greece.

The supply of onions came exclusively from Spain. The tense market relaxed somewhat; however despite a conscious low supply the level of the prices appeared a bit excessive.