Netherlands: Demand for cucumbers is picking up

Published 2021년 5월 7일

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The LAVA newsletter reports on the current market trends for various agricultural products. Due to an oversupply, cabbage lettuce and chicory are being sold at lower prices, while asparagus remains expensive due to a limited supply caused by a cold spring. Leeks and celeriac are very expensive, and the price of green celery is increasing as its supply does as well. Red cabbage is expensive due to small volumes available. Tomato prices are increasing, especially for smaller sizes, and aubergine quotations are increasing but are still limited due to a large supply. Cucumber prices are on the rise due to increasing demand, but bell pepper prices fluctuate, with green bell peppers becoming more expensive and red and yellow becoming less expensive.

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A large supply of cabbage lettuce was sold at lower prices compared to last week, LAVA writes in its newsletter. The quotations of chicory are dropping on the clock this week, volumes are large for this period of the year. The asparagus season is in full swing, due to the cold spring a limited supply that is sold at strong prices. Leeks remain very expensive, and celeriac has also been steadily priced this week. Green celery is available almost all year round, with small numbers in the winter, but the supply is now increasing weekly and has a peak period between June and November. Small volumes of red cabbage are sold dearly. Growing supply of tomatoes, loose tomatoes are more expensive than trusses. Especially the smaller sizes are doing very well in terms of price. Quotations of aubergines are picking up, but with the large supply, the revival is still limited for the time being. Cucumbers are finally on the rise, ...

Source: AGF