"For now we are collecting from 100 to 150 packages a day of Cardoncelli mushrooms, volumes that are placed without any difficulty. The demand is high and the prices also seem to hold up (around 7 euros per kg). A completely different commercial trend compared to the same period of 2020, when the restrictive measures linked to Covid-19 and the closures of the catering activities led to a general slowdown for this product ".This is explained by Giorgia Sorice, a young Apulian entrepreneur who produces and sells Cardoncelli mushrooms from September to May."We supply some Apulian general markets, such as Molfetta, Bari and Terlizzi, but 90% of the production is destined for large-scale distribution chains, since we are able to guarantee the product for almost the whole year. In fact, during the entire campaign we put more than 100 thousand loaves are planted, displacing them between Puglia and Basilicata and helping us with air-conditioned environments in the coldest periods of the season. del mare, and then move to Ruvo di Puglia, starting from October. Having a double production area allows us to grow mushrooms from autumn until close to summer. A company choice that we have taken for some years, because we are convinced that Cardoncelli mushrooms could soon become our core business "."The next few days will be important, on the sales side, precisely due to the approach of the Christmas holidays. In normal years, starting from the first week of December there is an increase in orders, which also generates a slight increase in prices, allowing us so to revise profits upwards, albeit for a limited period. In fact, with the increases in raw materials, from blocks to packaging, the profit margin of the manufacturing companies has decreased, precisely because the selling price has remained unchanged, compared to past seasons ".For more information: Il Melograno Farm Via A. Volta ZR 68 / C 70037 Ruvo di Puglia (BA) +39 3490788299Publication date: Wed 1 Dec 2021 Author: Vincenzo Iannuzziello © FreshPlaza.itAll fields marked with an asterisk (*) must be completed.Receive the daily newsletter in your email for free |Click hereOther news related to this sector:<< Back |FreshPlaza.itSign up for our daily newsletter and keep up to date with the latest news!Sign up for our daily newsletter and keep up to date with the latest news!