Belgium: Red and yellow bell pepper price is rising, strawberry and lettuce price is falling

In week 18, bell pepper prices lagged behind the slightly higher prices for tomatoes and cucumbers, among others. In week 19, the prices for yellow and red peppers also rose at the auctions of the Association of Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives. This means that the average price for red and yellow peppers is (just) above the five-year average. That was not the case recently. The average price for green peppers in week 19 remained virtually the same as in week 18. Tomato prices continued to rise and the price for vine tomatoes was just above 1 euro per kilo. Prices for both loose tomatoes and vine tomatoes are above the five-year average. The average price for cucumbers dropped slightly in week 19. There is no question of a peak in the average price as in week 19 last year. The first cucumber growers are currently changing their cultivation. There are also growers who have skipped the first 'cold' round and for whom plants are still being cultivated to start a first round one ...