Conab: In Brazil, potato had a record supply, onion remained with high prices in December

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Published Jan 21, 2022

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By Sandy Oliveira São Paulo, 01/20/2022 - In the month of December, potatoes presented a record supply at the Supply Centers (Ceasas), which led to a drop in prices in almost all the wholesale markets analyzed by the National Supply Company (Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento). Conab). The information is from the 1st Prohort Bulletin for the Commercialization of Vegetables in the Supply Centers (Ceasas) 2022, released this Thursday (20).

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by Sandy Oliveira São Paulo, 01/20/2022 - In the month of December, potatoes presented a record supply at the Supply Centers (Ceasas), which led to a drop in prices in almost all wholesale markets analyzed by the National Supply Company (Conab). The information is from the 1st Prohort Bulletin for the Commercialization of Vegetables in the Supply Centers (Ceasas) 2022, released this Thursday (20). In the period, product prices fell by around 36.86% in Curitiba (PR), for example. On the other hand, onion prices remained high in all Ceasas in December. The increases exceeded the 30% mark in at least three wholesale markets: Recife (PE), Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and Brasília (DF). In the case of fruit, watermelon recorded a drop in prices, due to the greater supply of the product in the last month. As demand continues to be regular, with the rains and the substitution effect, although smaller, for other typical year-end fruits, such as plums and peaches, the volume was well absorbed in ...

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