Germany: Consumers pay more for Spanish vegetables

Published Feb 22, 2023

Tridge summary

A recent market report by AMI highlights a significant increase in the prices of various vegetables, including red peppers and cauliflower, in Germany and the Netherlands, attributed mainly to a decrease in harvest quantities in Spain. The lower temperatures in January have caused a delay in the pepper harvest and a reduction in cauliflower yields by 30 to 40 percent. As a result, wholesale prices for red peppers have surged by approximately 40 percent, reaching over 3 euros per kilo, and cauliflower prices have doubled or tripled compared to last year, reaching around 3 euros per head in supermarkets. However, market analysts remain hopeful that improved weather conditions will lead to a recovery in vegetable production and supply from Spain, which is expected to lower consumer prices back to last year's levels.

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Original content

The higher prices include tomatoes, bell peppers and cauliflower. The German market analyst AMI writes in a market report on red peppers that the harvest quantities in Spain are 15 to 20 percent lower than normal. According to AMI, this is mainly due to the lower temperatures in January. This causes a delayed ripening of peppers and therefore a harvest that starts a little later. Due to the limited supply, German wholesale prices for red peppers from Spain rose by about 40 percent in the first weeks after the turn of the year to well above 3 euros per kilo. National media in the Netherlands, including the AD and De Telegraaf, today report high retail prices for cauliflower, among other things. This is also mainly due to the disappointing harvest results in Southern Europe. Supermarket asks 3 euros per cauliflower Dutch cauliflower growers with production locations in Spain confirm this and report yields that are 30 to 40 percent lower. Cauliflower auction prices at The Greenery ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst