As “20 Minuten” reports, the prices of various fruit varieties have risen significantly. Especially for berries and stone fruit, the cool temperatures of the past few weeks in Central Europe have been far from ideal. Imports of apricots, peaches and nectarines from nearby countries have increased by up to 17%. Although the frosty nights in spring destroyed almost the entire Valais apricot harvest, Swiss fruit is not currently affected by the price increases, writes “20 Minuten”.

Will vegetables also be more expensive soon?

On the other hand, Swiss vegetables – especially potatoes – could soon become more expensive. The spring harvest could still be successfully recovered. But heavy hail could severely damage the potato haulm. This would also have an effect on the tubers in the soil. The wet weather is also ideal for blight to spread.. As the vegetable association says to “20 Minuten”, the bad weather could soon have an impact on vegetable prices.