Watermelon prices in Brazil fall again, but remain at high levels

Published 2022년 11월 8일

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In the first week of November, watermelon prices fell due to changing temperatures in the South and Southeast regions of Brazil, as reported by Hortifruti/Cepea. Despite this, prices are still above production costs due to limited supply. The price of large watermelons (over 12 kg) in Uruana (GO) decreased by 30.8% from the previous week, while there was a minor increase of 0.6% at Ceagesp. The supply of watermelons was also limited by stoppages at warehouses, leading to a lower quality of fruits available.

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In the first week of November (October 31 to November 4), the price of watermelon retreated, after rising in the last week of the previous month, according to information from Hortifruti/Cepea. The drop was mainly due to the change in temperature in the South and Southeast. Despite the devaluation, prices remain above production costs, since the supply of fruit is quite controlled in Uruana (GO), and the markets of Teixeira de Freitas (BA) and Marília/Oscar Bressane (SP) have not yet started harvest effectively. In Uruana (GO), the price of the big one (> 12 kg) was R$ 1.32/kg, a decrease of 30.8% compared to the previous week. At Ceagesp, there was a small increase of 0.6% in the same ...

Source: Agroemdia