Global: Prices for greenhouse vegetables are falling sharply

Vegetables

Poland

Published Jun 3, 2023

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The last week of spring was marked by a sharp decline in prices for greenhouse vegetables in all countries of the EastFruit study region, with the exception of Moldova, where cucumbers and tomatoes became more expensive. In addition, parsley, this year's potatoes and watermelon fell in price in some countries. But prices for strawberries and last year's potatoes have changed in different directions. And if in Central Asia strawberries were getting more expensive and potatoes were getting cheaper, then in Poland and Moldova the trends were diametrically opposed.

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Price alerts. Fruits and berries On the fruit market, the main events of the current week were recorded in Moldova and Uzbekistan in the watermelon segment. Before the beginning of the summer in Moldova, the demand for imported watermelons slightly decreased and the companies supplying these melons had to reduce prices for their products. As a result, watermelon in the markets of this country could be bought at $0.93/kg. And in Uzbekistan, the season of mass export of these products is in full swing. Only in the last ten days of May, about 29 thousand tons of Uzbek watermelon were shipped to foreign markets, i.e. an average of 2.6 thousand tons per day! With the increase in supply, prices immediately decreased - by the end of this week, watermelon can be bought at local markets for $ 0.18 / kg. The strawberry segment this week was characterized by ambiguous trends. Thus, with an increase in the receipts of local products in the markets, the price of berries in Poland (to $1.89/kg) ...

Source: Eastfruit