Italy dominated the table grape market with its Black Magic and Victoria grapes. A European competitor has appeared in the shape of Spain, but only small amounts of its Ralli seedless were provided. The presence of the Egyptian Flame Seedless and Prime Seedless was more and more limited, while the Sugraone (of the same country) became significantly more important. Imports from Namibia, Chile and South Africa increasingly disappeared from shelves. Turkey completed this list with only few shipments. Steady sales, decent quality and an assortment that usually met demand let to steady prices. In Frankfurt, Chilean fruits became very much cheaper, as the warehouses were cleared. In Cologne, sellers lowered their prices due to limited demand.
Apples
Overseas imports, notably from New Zealand and Chile, dominated events. In a continuous and friendly trade, prices often did not change much.
Pears
Demand dropped noticeably. Marketing was generally slow, but steady. The distributors did not necessarily have to drop their prices, so these stayed mostly stable.
Strawberries
In terms of supply and demand, markets were very mixed.
Cherries
Turkish and domestic fruit dominated events, complemented by many European countries. The large calibres were the most popular with customers, the smaller ones usually had a hard time selling.
Peaches and nectarines
Spain and Italy dominated, expanding their presence, making it difficult for France to increase its market share. Greece supplemented with very small shipments.
Apricots
Demand improved and was generally easily met with French, Turkish and Spanish batches. French lots were of excellent quality and, despite their high price, were usually sold off quickly.
Kiwis
New Zealand prevailed. Demand could be met easily. Most of the prices remained at their previous levels.
Lemons
The presence of the Spanish batches was limited, so here and there prices rose, but this did not diminish the demand.
Bananas
Overall, a continuous business prevailed. Since supply was matching demand, prices hardly moved.
Cauliflower
Quality problems, too high temperatures and an abundant supply in some places led to insufficient demand, so that prices dropped.
Lettuce
Lettuce mostly came from Germany. Belgian shipments completed this, but these were sometimes twice as expensive as local produce, so their marketing was not without problems.
Cucumbers
The offers consisted of local, Belgian and Dutch batches. Although inflow did not intensify, it easily met demand, which had decreased somewhat.
Tomatoes
Belgium and the Netherlands dominated. Demand could be satisfied easily. However, prices often stayed at the lower levels of previous weeks, as too much produce became available.
Sweet peppers
The Netherlands prevailed; Turkey followed. Availability remained approximately at the level of the week before; demand was covered sufficiently. Supply often was a bit too large, so that prices dropped a little.
Asparagus
For the traditional end of the season, deliveries were very limited. Demand was limited as well, but prices tended to move up rather than down.
Onions
New Zealand dominated household goods with the Netherlands trailing. Prices often remained at the previous levels. Only in Cologne did imports from overseas drop in price.
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