Stone Fruit Market Digest | Week 27, 2026
The peak European stone fruit season continues in Week 27, bringing heavier pressure on prices across most categories. Cherries continued their seasonal wind-down, peaches and nectarines recorded the sharpest declines as supply outpaced demand, apricots softened further, while plums remained the only category to hold firm as the season gathered momentum.
This report covers stone fruit wholesale activity in four major EU markets: Mercamadrid (Spain), Rungis International Market (France), the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) market reporting system (Germany), and Athens Central Market (OKAA) in Greece.
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Spain's Mercamadrid
Spain is at the seasonal peak. Prices that had merely drifted through June dropped harder this week as the deep summer supply of peaches, nectarines and flat peaches overwhelmed demand.
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Cherries
For cherries, the Mercamadrid the most-frequent price eased to €3.00/kg as Spanish supply tapers. Greece (OKAA, Athens), whose domestic price had held at €2.50 for weeks, finally gave way to €2.00/kg — still barely more than a third of the year-ago level.
In Germany, prices kept easing, but the pace slowed: large-fruited Spanish to €4.74/kg, Italian €4.42, Greek €4.21 and German €6.31, with Turkish fruit now among the firmer origins (€5.23).
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At Rungis, Spanish cherries have exited the market and are no longer quoted. French cherry prices held steady, and Belgian cherries arrived for the first time, in more consistent calibres and cheaper than the French.
Peaches and nectarines
This is where the prices fell the hardest. At Mercamadrid, red peaches fell to €1.82/kg, yellow peaches to €1.66 and nectarines to €1.86/kg, with the entire peach complex down about 19% and nectarines 18% in a single week.
Greece held domestic peaches at €1.50/kg (premium white €2.00) and now lists domestic nectarines at €1.50.
In Germany, Spanish fruit still led and softened, with yellow nectarine AA at €3.19/kg and white AA at €3.40/kg, and yellow peaches easing. French peaches >AA are priced at €4.32, Italian ones are higher, and Turkish nectarines are becoming more widely available at the lower end of the market (€2.25–2.57).
At France’s Rungis, the panel was rich in both French and Spanish fruit, and the bearish tone stayed moderate.
Apricots
Apricots eased broadly. At Mercamadrid, they slipped to €2.08/kg on 239 tons, Murcia-led.
Greece quoted a premium grade at €3.00/kg and common fruit at €1.50.
In Germany, Spanish supply dominated the apricot stand and eased to €2.68/kg, with French at €3.86/kg, German at €3.99/kg, Italian at €3.07/kg, and Greek at €3.09/kg. Turkish apricots continued to expand their market presence and now command a premium of around €4.17/kg.
At France’s Rungis, French apricots eased to €2.60/kg, with the newer Bergarouge variety appearing near €4.00.
Flat peaches and flat nectarines
Flat peaches took the week’s sharpest fall. Paraguayos at Mercamadrid dropped roughly 30% to €1.72/kg.
In Germany, Spanish paraguayos held near €3.09/kg and platerinas (flat nectarines) eased to €3.90/kg, with Turkish flat fruit also now on offer.
Plums
Plums were the only stone fruit category to hold steady this week. At Mercamadrid, the three Spanish lines held their week-26 levels: early fresa plums at €4.00/kg, dark plums at €2.50/kg, and the main purple line steady at €2.25/kg.
In France, the market is balanced between French and Spanish supply, with prices harmonizing around €2.50/kg.
In Germany, plums were available from several origins and traded from as little as €1.45/kg at the entry level.
Market outlook
- Spain remains in peak harvest: Peaches, nectarines, and flat peaches are trading below €2/kg. Whether they stabilize or fall further depends on how fast peak volumes ease.
- Northern markets more resilient: Prices in France and Germany eased only 3–10%, while Spain’s prices plunged.
- Cherry campaign past peak: Spanish cherries are gone from Rungis. Late French, Belgian, German and Turkish fruit now carry the market.
- Plums are growing steadily: Purple plums held €2.25 in Spain, and prices converged near €2.50 in France. Watch the widening origin mix at low entry prices.
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