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10% more fresh fruit and vegetables sold in second quarter 2011
As the volume of fresh fruit and vegetables sold in 2011’s 2nd quarter increases, wholesale value decreases by 1.0%, from €5.6 to €5.5 million.
During the second quarter, the volume of 10.1%, while the wholesale value declined by 1.0%, when compared to the corresponding quarter last year, the National Statistics Office said.
The supply of fresh fruit and vegetables for the second quarter this year amounted to 13.1 million kilograms, an increase of 10.1% over the second quarter last year.
However, the wholesale value decreased by 1.0%, from €5.6 million in the second quarter in 2010 to €5.5 million, the
When compared to the second quarter last year, the supply of fresh vegetables rose by 8.9% to 12.0 million kilograms.
Increases were registered in the supply of Cauliflowers (+42.5%), Sugar Melons (+32.9%), Lettuce (+14.3%) and Potatoes (+12.6%).
The supply of Tomatoes and Watermelons dropped by 18.4 and 10.7% respectively.
The wholesale value of fresh vegetables edged up by 1.0% to €4.5 million.
Fresh fruit supply for the second quarter advanced by 25.7%, mainly on account of an increase in the availability of Peaches (+69.2%) and Strawberries (+7.2%).
The wholesale value of fresh fruit dropped by 9.2% to €1.0 million.
Maltese farmers supplied 12.1 million kilograms of fresh fruit and vegetables for a total wholesale value of €5.0 million. Overall, farmers on the mainland contributed 92.4% of the total amount of fruit and vegetables on the market.
Gozitan farmers supplied the remaining 7.6%, 1.0 million kilograms of fresh fruit and vegetables. The wholesale value went up by 7.1% over the comparative quarter last year.
The quarterly 'All Items’ fresh fruit price index for the second quarter dropped by 36.15 points (-23.3%) to stand at 118.88 points. Concurrently, the quarterly fresh fruit volume index advanced by 32 points, or 25.7%.
The quarterly 'All Items' fresh vegetables price index declined by 6.53 points (-6.3%) from 104.46 points in the second quarter of 2010 to 97.93 points this year.
On the other hand, the 'All Items' fresh vegetables volume index increased by 7.4 points (+6.8%) to 116.81 oints in the second quarter of 2011.
