Good start and better prices for EU stone fruit market

The average weekly prices per kilo of peaches show above 2 euros and a higher level from previous years since week 20 2025, according to the dashboard of the European Union on fresh peaches. They are also 25% higher than 5 years average as shown on the first graph “European Union – weekly prices for peaches at packaging station, €/100kg”. It demonstrates that also seasonal fruit markets well integrated the inflation factor from the last 3 years.

3,4 million tons of peaches and nectarines

2025 expected volumes of production are similar or slightly lower than 2024, when they reached 3,4 million tons. They included 2,24 million tones of peaches and 1,16 million tons of nectarines. Spain remains the first producer between 1,3 and 1,4 million tons over the last 2 years, followed by Italy about 1 million tons, Greece around 600,000 tons and France 230,000 tons. Production areas have declined in Spain and Italy about 20% over the last 10 years to 68,000ha and 53,000ha respectively. Investments on new varieties helped maintain or even improve the export value of each country, like with flat fruit. Greece and France have maintained their production area around 40,000 and 10,000 ha respectively.

EU exports stop shrinking, imports emerging

According to EU graph of “Yearly export of peaches and nectarines – main destinations in 1000 tones” EU extra-community exports dropped from 442,000 tones in 2014 to 142,000 tones in 2024. They are slightly progressing since the “bottom level” reached in 2022 around 125,000 tones. UK purchased 57,000 tones in 2024, Russian Federation 29,000 tons, Ukraine 19,000 tons and Norway 6,000 tons.

EU imports were unsignificant until 2019, they started progressing in 2022 and reached 59,000 tons in 2024. Turkey makes half of the supply with 33,000 tones in 2024, followed by South Africa 9,000 tons, Serbia 3,000 tons, Morocco 2,000 tons.

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