Spain: Increase in the price of strawberries due to the containment of supply

Published 2022년 3월 17일

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Strawberry prices have surged due to a supply drop caused by adverse weather conditions, leading to a decrease in the volume sold. The marketing volumes of raspberries and blueberries have increased slightly, with prices rising as well. The Spanish strawberry market is experiencing a supply stagnation, which may be explaining the price increase. The German market is experiencing high demand for strawberries, with prices ranging from €3.75/kg to €4.9/kg. Spanish strawberries are facing competition from other countries such as Greece, Italy, and the Netherlands, while blueberries in the German markets are mainly from Peru, South Africa, and now Spain.

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The price of strawberries rises sharply as a result of the drop in supply caused by weather conditions. The volumes of raspberry and blueberry marketed increased slightly and the prices received by farmers evolved on the rise with the start of March. According to the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Junta de Andalucía, the arrival of week 10 and taking as a reference the average distribution of production in the period 2016/17 - 2020/21, it is estimated that 25.2% has been marketed of the expected total volume of strawberry in the campaign. However, after the strawberry production slowdown in the first week of March 2022, in the second week the volume sold has decreased by nearly 4%. In raspberry, the marketing campaign already reaches 37.2% of the expected total volume, taking as a reference the distribution of the average production in the period 2017/18 - 2020/21. In the second week of March 2022, according to the information provided by the entities collaborating with ...

Source: Valencia Fruits