The strawberry season is nearing its end, as the availability has reduced slightly, and demand has reduced significantly. Overall, there was too extensive an assortment available. Due to the vacations and bad weather, accommodation had been limited, according to the BLE. Distributors generally had to adjust their demands downward. They either did so successively over the course of the week or once on Mondays. Sharp discounts were no exception. This affected the dominant domestic batches as well as the complementary Belgian, Dutch, and Polish batches. Small fruit items were hardly for sale. In some cases, a wide price range was established, as organoleptically perfect goods were sometimes in short supply. In Hamburg, for example, German greenhouse produce was selling for up to 5.80 e per 500 g tray.
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Apples
The product range continued to change, with many varieties again arriving from Germany. New additions to the range included Gravensteiner and Boskoop. Older lots lost relevance, and imports from overseas also lost importance.
Pears
Turkish and Italian Santa Maria, as well as South African Packham's Triumph and Italian Carmen, formed the basis of the assortment. Imports from overseas, however, lost strength; Chilean Abate Fetel actually only had a supplementary character. European batches, on the other hand, gained in importance.
Table grapes
A very diversified assortment was available as the supply grew once again. The Italian shipments, in particular, gained in intensity: the presence of Italia and Michele Palieri obviously expanded, while that of Black Magic and Victoria was noticeably limited. The demand was quite friendly.
Plums and damsons
Domestic offers prevailed. In particular, Cacak's Beautiful and Cacak's Fruity were ready. The importance of Hanita and Auerbacher grew noticeably. The first Ortenauer, Fellenberg, and Stanley arrived, although the latter were not consistently convincing in terms of their organoleptic properties.
Peaches and nectarines
Demand was obviously limited, and the season was entering the home stretch. Availability of some sizes was limited in some cases. Spanish and Italian deliveries continued to dominate the stores. French items were convincing in terms of quality.
Lemons
South African imports predominated. Unloadings from Spain lost intensity. Argentine Eureka supplemented. In addition, Eureka from Zimbabwe appeared in Berlin. In general, interest was rather weak; it could be satisfied without effort.
Bananas
Accommodation was limited. However, traders responded by reducing supply so that supply and demand were sufficiently balanced. Consequently, quotations often remained at the level of the previous week.
Cauliflower
As usual at this time of the season, domestic batches dominated the scene. The German offers were flanked by a few Belgian, Dutch, and Polish lots, whose presence had grown. Interest was rather limited.
Salads
Lettuces came from Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium, and iceberg lettuces also from Spain. In the case of colorful salads, only domestic offerings were available. Overall, supplies were limited, so demand could not always be met in full.
Cucumbers
Local, Dutch, and Belgian snake cucumbers formed the basis of the assortment. Availability increased. Demand, however, remained at the previous level. This resulted in declining valuations, with prices in some cases trending very sharply downward.
Tomatoes
Dutch and Belgian deliveries dominated and were flanked by a few domestic, Italian, French, and Polish lots. In general, availability had expanded, forcing sellers to reduce their calls if they wanted to avoid major surpluses.
Sweet peppers
While the presence of Dutch and Belgian lots narrowed, the importance of Polish lots apparently expanded. As the latter were cheaper than the competition, customers were quite happy to pick them up. This also resulted in reduced valuations for other offers.
Source: BLE