Netherlands: Dutch tomatoes tower above them with a peak price in February

An average kilo price of over 4.50 euros and a price increase of 171 percent compared to January: last month tomato prices were extreme. This is also apparent from the tomato dashboard that the European Commission keeps. The Netherlands stands out in the new update with by far the highest prices and the most extreme price increases. The reason for all this was mentioned a lot last month: postponed cultivation due to the energy crisis and climate extremes in more southern cultivation areas. As mentioned, the Netherlands stands out even more. Only a handful of growers had a lighted crop. The first ripe fruits are only now gradually coming out of the greenhouse from the unlighted cultivation, apart from an exception with a geothermal heat contract or favorable gas contract. A small price increase of an average of 3 percent has been common over the past 5 years, but this year an increase of 171% was recorded compared to January. Exceptional. In Spain, the price is just as extreme. ...