Italy dominated the pear market with the Abate Fetel, Williams Christ and Santa Maria. Meanwhile, the Carmen was withdrawn completely from the trade, while the first Boscs bottled pears appeared. From Germany primarily came the Williams Christ and Conference and after that the Gute Luise and Alexander Lucas. New additions to the range were local Gellerts. From Turkey there were exclusively Santa Marias, which arrived mostly in Munich and were sold off quickly.
The Netherlands mainly sent Gute Luises and complemented sales he with Conferences. The quality of the offers was mostly good. Demand could have been better in some places. Nevertheless, supply was usually continuous. Prices often remained at the level of week 37. Here and there price rose, for instance in Berlin, where the sales possibilities of larger fruits has improved.
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Apples
The buyer was faced with a wide range of goods. Availability was sufficient to meet the constant demand. Demand sometimes was somewhat lower than the ample supply.
Table grapes
Italian Michele Palieris and Italias prevailed. The organoleptic characteristics were often excellent, yet sales did were not completely satisfying as demand turned out to be a bit too low.
Strawberries
The season ends gradually: both demand and supply were considerably reduced. The scant German, Dutch and Belgian lots were not cleared consistently.
Peaches and nectarines
Deliveries from Spain and Italy were limited. In parallel with availability, demand weakened. As a result, prices often remained stable.
Plums
Supply was limited, but sufficient to satisfy the interest. This could have turned out better sometimes. The prices usually remained at the level of the week 37.
Lemons
The basis of the supply consisted of imports from South Africa, Argentina and Turkey. In general, demand was covered without problems. In a continuously satisfactory trade, the prices remained mostly constant.
Bananas
The markets were well supplied with products of various degrees of maturity. On several occasions demand intensified a bit. Only the second and third level brands saw much interest locally.
Cauliflower
German batches were available in a monopoly. Their availability was slightly limited, however. Demand had also decreased and the impact on prices was limited.
Lettuce
In the case of iceberg lettuce, domestic products predominated. Steady sales usually ensured constant prices, the margins of which extended from time to time because of divergent quality.
Cucumbers
Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands dominated the assortment, Spain supplemented it with very small lots. Availability was sufficient to satisfy the constant demand with ease.
Tomatoes
Availability had been limited and then prices rose, sometimes starkly. However, this promptly affected the subsequent sales, which decelerated noticeably in some places.
Sweet peppers
Dutch products dominated, but the Spanish batches expanded their presence massively and became serious competitors. Thanks to their low prices, Polish batches were very welcome.