Price recovery of tomatoes and cucumbers, while bell peppers continue to fall in the Netherlands

The longest day is behind us. The highest peak productions with that too. At the beginning of last week, the remaining kilos of tomatoes were still being traded here and there, but the price then found its way back up. On the VBT clocks, the average price rose again, although the prices in week 26 for loose and vine tomatoes could not yet match the five-year average. An average of 37.2 euro cents was paid for a kilo of vine tomatoes in week 26. A little more for a kilo of loose tomatoes: 41 euro cents. The price of cucumbers also found its way back up a bit. The average price here is just under 22 euro cents per piece. This means that the price is still below the five-year average, but the price is in any case following the five-year trend, with prices often rising after June. The price of bell peppers dropped even further last week. Only the yellow peppers are slightly avoiding this, with a minimal price recovery to 78 euro cents per kilo. Red peppers are worth 85.5 euro cents, ...