date:May 22, 2023
. Then a lot of fruit was discarded because of the cracking that excessive rain causes. Even cherries protected by rain covers suffered considerable damage. The start of the campaign, in the north of Italy, is not the most favourable.
In Apulia, the prices paid to producers in week 20 of 2023 range from 4.50 to 6.50/kg, an increase compared to last year. On the whole, the 2023 cherry campaign sees a slight reduction in volumes compared to last year (around 15%), but on the other hand there are