Almería, Spain: Pepper and tomato prices rise due to the drop in production

Fresh Bell Pepper

Fresh Tomato

Vegetables

Spain

Published Jan 27, 2023

Tridge summary

(R.P.) The last week of January, marked by the cold wave, has caused a significant drop in production. Prices, as expected, have risen at a general level in all products, although they have been more important in peppers and tomatoes. It is also due to the completion of many plantations, while the demand is maintained in the markets. The supply of peppers has increased, but the prices rise, especially in the California types.

Original content

The red is sold between one euro and eighty-one euro and sixty, the yellow goes up to two euros and twenty cents and has auctions of two euros, and the green has an average cut of ninety euro cents per kilo. The earliest planting areas are already finishing the California type harvest and soon the crops will be removed to start the spring transplant cycle. The red lamuyo pepper also rises and registers cuts ranging from one euro thirty to one euro ten cents, while the green ranges between one euro fifteen and ninety euro cents per kilo. The green Italian pepper reaches first cuts of one euro and sixty cents and auctions of one euro and thirty, and the red Italian has an average price of one euro and forty cents. The tomato rises again in its prices for another week. On these dates there is less competition from other sources in the markets due to the price of electricity and gas. Morocco and Turkey are the main competitors of Almeria's production in Europe. The pear tomato trades ...

Source: Agronoticias