Fruits drive up Ceagesp price index in September, but there is a drop for the year

The Ceagesp price index registered an increase of 4.06% in September, up from 1.15% in the previous month. "In the same period last year, the index had shown an increase of 2.69%. With the result obtained, it accumulates a decrease of 2.46% for the year and an increase of 2.30% over 12 months," said Ceagesp in a statement. The fruit sector rose 9.67% compared to August. It accumulates a decrease of 2.80% for the year and an increase of 3.63% over 12 months. The main increases occurred in the prices of Tahiti lime (+42.10%) and sour passion fruit (+41.13%). The main decreases occurred in the prices of strawberry (-31.55%) and watermelon (-14.86%). "The fruit sector was the one that contributed the most to the price increase (IP-Ceagesp inflation) in September, with 73% of the products showing an increase, factors of seasonality and restriction in the volume of supply being determinant for this scenario," the company highlighted. The vegetable sector fell 11.22%, accumulating an ...