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Brazil: Carrot price drops at wholesale in April with a drop in demand, says Conab

Fruits
Vegetables
Brazil
Published May 19, 2022

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Potato, onion and tomato prices rose in April in wholesale markets represented by the main Supply Centers (Ceasas) in the country. Relief came with the carrot that, after a rise in prices in every month this year, showed a reversal last month, explained by the lower demand for the root, shows the 5th Bulletin of the Brazilian Horticulture Market Modernization Program (Prohort), of the National Supply Company (Conab), released this Tuesday (5/17). Read Also: In a complex scenario, Brazil increases sales of fruit abroad by 2% carrot (Photo: Max Pixel/Creative Commons) The biggest drops in carrot prices occurred in Vitória (Espírito Santo), where the negative change was 30.16%. However, "even with the fall, the Bulletin reveals that the levels of quotations remain high compared to other years". Prohort reports other important products in the composition of the consumer's food table, which showed a drop in prices in April. The alternatives pointed out, in comparison with the previous ...
Source: Agroinforme
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