date:Feb 14, 2020
s in Northern Italy are losing between 5,000 and 10,000 Euro per hectare in the 2019-2020 season. This is due to insufficient production, with losses of up to 70%, mainly caused by the brown marmorated stinkbug and the Brown spot disease. The prices for premium quality pears are higher than in a normal year, but they do not compensate for the losses.
A trader in southern Italy has got low volumes and a lower quality, but high prices. In week 6, these high prices were due to shortages. It is dif