Brussels, 28/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - In a letter sent on Monday 28 July to European Farm Commissioner Dacian Ciolos, COPA-COGECA warned of the serious crisis in the European market for summer fruits, especially peaches and nectarines, and called for action to be taken immediately.
According to COPA-COGECA Secretary General Pekka Pesonen, “market returns for peaches and nectarines finally crumbled in June, with prices 30-50% less than those seen in 2013”. This was the result of two key...