Belgian tomato prices rebound

Published Jun 7, 2023

Tridge summary

Last week in Belgium, the median prices for loose and vine tomatoes increased, halting a recent decline, according to VBT figures. However, cucumber prices continue to hover just above €0.10 per piece, which is twice the five-year average. Eggplant prices rose, just missing the euro mark, and green zucchini yielded about half the price. The prices of different colored bell peppers varied slightly, with red ones being the most expensive. Strawberry middle prices remained virtually unchanged, and the average prices for the Sonsation and Elsanta varieties increased and decreased, respectively. You can find these VBT median prices for vegetables and fruits on the website www.vlaanderen.be/landbouwcijfers.

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In Belgium, loose and vine tomatoes' median prices rebounded last week. That, thus, halted the recent week's steady decline, as evidenced by VBT figures. As the year's longest day approaches, the next few weeks usually have the highest productions. For cucumbers, though, there is still no indication of a trend reversal, and prices keep hovering just above €0.10 apiece. That means a price that's still twice as low as the five-year average. The market was ordinary at €0.30 apiece. Like tomatoes, eggplant prices rose. With a median price of €0.989, it just missed the euro mark. At a unit price of slightly over €0.48, green zucchini yielded about half the eggplant price. The different colored bell peppers' prices rose and fell (slightly), with red ones fetching the best price in week 22 - more than €1.97/kg. At €1.53+ per kilo, yellow yielded the least. Strawberry middle prices remained virtually unchanged from week 21. In week 22, that ...

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