Brazil: Carrot price drops at wholesale in April with a drop in demand, says Conab

Published 2022년 5월 18일

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The article highlights the recent trends in the prices of various fruits and vegetables in Brazil, as reported by the Brazilian Horticulture Market Modernization Program (Prohort) and the National Supply Company (Conab). It notes a rise in the prices of potatoes, onions, and tomatoes in April, while carrot prices fell after earlier increases, indicating lower demand. Other vegetables like pumpkin squash, beetroot, and sweet potato saw price drops, and among fruits, persimmon, peach, melon, carambola, lemon, and grape prices decreased significantly. The economic situation of the country is expected to impact the growth of the flower and ornamental plant sector, which is projected to grow by 12% in 2022 due to improvements in efficiency, commercialization, cold chain, and logistics. The data for this analysis is sourced from the Supply Centers across Brazil, covering around 2,000 products and their varieties.

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Potato, onion and tomato prices rose in April in wholesale markets represented by the main Supply Centers (Ceasas) in the country. Relief came with the carrot that, after a rise in prices in every month this year, showed a reversal last month, explained by the lower demand for the root, shows the 5th Bulletin of the Brazilian Horticulture Market Modernization Program (Prohort), of the National Supply Company (Conab), released this Tuesday (5/17). Read Also: In a complex scenario, Brazil increases sales of fruit abroad by 2% carrot (Photo: Max Pixel/Creative Commons) The biggest drops in carrot prices occurred in Vitória (Espírito Santo), where the negative change was 30.16%. However, "even with the fall, the Bulletin reveals that the levels of quotations remain high compared to other years". Prohort reports other important products in the composition of the consumer's food table, which showed a drop in prices in April. The alternatives pointed out, in comparison with the previous ...

Source: Agroinforme