Why are apple prices continuing to be high?

Despite the traditional slowdown in purchases at the end of the month, the apple market maintained high prices in the last week of November. According to data from Cepea (Hortifrúti/Cepea), the lower national supply compensated for the typical consumption retraction, sustaining quotations in the main producing regions. Short supply sustains apple quotations Between November 24 and 28, the Cat 1 large gala apple was sold, on average, for R$ 141.20 per 18 kg box, an increase of 0.97% compared to the previous week. The Cat 3 large gala apple registered an average of R$ 114.20 per 18 kg box, an increase of 1.8% in the same comparison, according to surveys by the Hortifrúti/Cepea team. In the cumulative total for November, the Cat 3 large gala apple showed a 3.3% appreciation in the average of the classifying regions. This increase reflects, above all, the adjustments observed in the last two weeks of the month, a period in which the supply remained tighter and helped to keep the ...