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Italy Average Weekly Vegetables Prices: Week to June 10

By Giovanni Salzano

June 12, 2012

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                            June 4   May 28   May 21   May 14    May 7 April 30
                              to       to       to       to       to       to
                           June 10   June 3   May 27   May 20   May 13    May 6
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                              ---------------- Euro per Kilo ------------------
Artichoke*                     n/a     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.14     0.14
Aubergine                     0.48      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
Greenhouse aubergine          0.19     0.21     0.21     0.21     0.23     0.25
Carrot                        0.37     0.48     0.34     0.40     0.37     0.34
Cauliflower and broccoli      0.49     0.39     0.40     0.42     0.47     0.39
Celery                        0.31     0.38     0.44     0.31     0.32      n/a
Cherry tomato                 0.93     0.93     0.94     0.98     0.85     0.75
Cucumber                      0.35     0.43      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
Greenhouse cucumber           0.16     0.15     0.15     0.15     0.15     0.15
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                            June 4   May 28   May 21   May 14    May 7 April 30
                              to       to       to       to       to       to
                           June 10   June 3   May 27   May 20   May 13    May 6
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Endive                        0.35     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.13
Fennel                        0.42     0.37     0.39     0.43     0.42     0.31
Garlic                        1.50     1.65     1.65     2.05     2.80     3.15
Green beans                   1.31     1.70     2.02     1.98     2.03     2.60
Lettuce                       0.24     0.23     0.24     0.23     0.22     0.25
Onion                         0.23     0.38     0.34     0.38     0.40     0.24
Pepper                        1.10      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
Greenhouse pepper             0.63     0.68     0.73     0.73     0.63     0.38
Potato                         n/a     0.21     0.29     0.29     0.29     0.28
New potatoes                  0.22     0.26     0.28     0.31     0.37     0.48
Radicchio                     0.65     0.50     0.47     0.62     0.68     0.89
Spinach                       0.41     0.24     0.16     0.23     0.23     0.26
Tomato                        0.70      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
Greenhouse tomato             0.38     0.40     0.45     0.51     0.67     0.58
Zucchini                      0.43     0.48     0.49     0.55     0.59     0.65
Greenhouse zucchini            n/a     0.31     0.31     0.26     0.26     0.26
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                            June 4   May 28   May 21   May 14    May 7 April 30
                              to       to       to       to       to       to
                           June 10   June 3   May 27   May 20   May 13    May 6
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                             ---------------- Weekly % Change -----------------
Artichoke*                     n/a     0.0%     0.0%   -21.4%     0.0%     0.0%
Greenhouse aubergine         -9.5%     0.0%     0.0%    -8.7%    -8.0%   -16.7%
Carrot                      -22.9%    41.2%   -15.0%     8.1%     8.8%    78.9%
Cauliflower and broccoli     25.6%    -2.5%    -4.8%   -10.6%    20.5%    34.5%
Celery                      -18.4%   -13.6%    41.9%    -3.1%      n/a      n/a
Cherry tomato                 0.0%    -1.1%    -4.1%    15.3%    13.3%    50.0%
Cucumber                    -18.6%      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
Greenhouse cucumber           6.7%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%   -40.0%
Endive                      169.2%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%   -31.6%
Fennel                       13.5%    -5.1%    -9.3%     2.4%    35.5%    82.4%
Garlic                       -9.1%     0.0%   -19.5%   -26.8%   -11.1%      n/a
Green beans                 -22.9%   -15.8%     2.0%    -2.5%   -21.9%      n/a
Lettuce                       4.3%    -4.2%     4.3%     4.5%   -12.0%   -26.5%
Onion                       -39.5%    11.8%   -10.5%    -5.0%    66.7%     0.0%
Greenhouse pepper            -7.4%    -6.8%     0.0%    15.9%    65.8%     0.0%
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                            June 4   May 28   May 21   May 14    May 7 April 30
                              to       to       to       to       to       to
                           June 10   June 3   May 27   May 20   May 13    May 6
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Potato                         n/a   -27.6%     0.0%     0.0%     3.6%     0.0%
New potatoes                -15.4%    -7.1%    -9.7%   -16.2%   -22.9%    -4.0%
Radicchio                    30.0%     6.4%   -24.2%    -8.8%   -23.6%    -5.3%
Spinach                      70.8%    50.0%   -30.4%     0.0%   -11.5%   -39.5%
Greenhouse tomato            -5.0%   -11.1%   -11.8%   -23.9%    15.5%    38.1%
Zucchini                    -10.4%    -2.0%   -10.9%    -6.8%    -9.2%   -11.0%
Greenhouse zucchini            n/a     0.0%    19.2%     0.0%     0.0%   -18.8%
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NOTE: Weekly percentage change calculated by Bloomberg.
      * = Artichoke prices are in euro per unit.

SOURCE: ISMEA - Istituto di Servizi per il Mercato Agricolo Alimentare

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To contact the editor responsible for this story: Marco Babic at mbabic@bloomberg.net