The value of fresh fruit and vegetables sold through Malta's five main wholesale markets reached €6.1m in the second quarter of this year, up by 14 per cent compared with the same period of 2012, according to new figures released by the country's National Statistics Office.
The volume of produce sold also rose, by 5.1 per cent year-on-year to 12,600 tonnes, with the most notable increases seen for potatoes (+23.1 per cent), tomatoes (+11.2 per cent), lettuce (+7.4 per cent) and cabbage (+10.6 per cent).
Maltese farmers are responsible for supplying more than 90 per cent of the fruit and vegetables sold at the nation's wholesale markets, Malta is the EU's smallest member state and, aside from the recent development of market leader Lidl, there has very little in terms of food retail consolidation in the country.
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