Price explosions for vegetables due to unusually cold weather in Spain

Spain has repeatedly experienced extreme weather in recent weeks and months, which is reflected not least in the supply. "The market is generally characterized by a high price level. In regions such as Almería and Murcia, it has been unusually cold recently, which meant that the Spanish production hardly had any production, after which a real price explosion took place. The price for aubergines in week 6 was €4.00 per kilo," says Jan Hövelkamp of Polfrucht on the Berlin wholesale market. There was a demand for aubergines, but at a certain point the purchase price would become too high for the customers and that would have a corresponding effect on sales. Moreover, due to the high energy prices, fewer greenhouse products were grown in the Netherlands, which had the same effect on prices. Jan Hövelkamp and Mark Bussmann The company offers Spanish vegetables from late October/early November to March/April. These include iceberg lettuce, bell peppers and courgettes. The unprecedented ...