Belgium: Big plus for eggplant price in Easter week

Published 2022년 4월 19일

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Prices of fruits and vegetables in Flanders have increased due to Easter purchases, with significant rises in the prices of lettuce and aubergine. The aubergine price doubled from 1.077 euros in week 14 to 1.62 euros in week 15, and the cucumber price also saw a increase to just under 75 euros cents per kilo. Salad prices, especially Lollo Rossa, also rose, and so did the average price of strawberries, except for Elsanta variety.
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Easter purchases were made eagerly last week. This resulted in solid prices on the clock in Flanders. If you take stock at the end of the week and look at the average prices, you will mainly see increased lettuce and aubergine prices at the Association of Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives (VBT) compared to week 14. The aubergine price closed week 15 with a kilo price of 1.62 euros. In week 14 this was still 1.077 euros. The cucumber price, which had significant spikes halfway through last week, will eventually come to a unit price of just under 75 euro cents. One cent more than in week 14. Salad prices rose across the board in the week before Easter. Lollo Rossa from the conservatory yielded the most with 1,925 euros each. A kilo of ...
Source: AGF

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