Tomatoes: Slovakia down, an opportunity for Morocco?

Local farmers have been forced to stop production due to high energy prices This winter, Slovak farmers are forced to limit or completely stop tomato production. Following the increase in energy prices, European consumers will have to rely mainly on foreign suppliers, including Morocco. According to the site spectator, high energy prices have forced Slovak farmers to turn off the heating needed to grow tomatoes in greenhouses during the winter. "To cover their expenses, farmers would have had to double the price per kilogram," writes Index magazine. As a result, stores in the country are now advising shoppers to look to imports from abroad. “Heating expenses would make tomatoes more expensive by one or two euros per kilogram,” said Jana Holéciová, spokesperson for the Slovak Chamber of Agriculture and Food (SPPK). In previous winter seasons, every third tomato sold in Slovakia was grown in the country. Today, and following high energy bills, the prices of all vegetables, including ...