Fruit prices in Minas Gerais, Brazil; fluctuations driven by weather and supply

Published 2024년 9월 11일

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The Minas Gerais State Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (SEAPA) is monitoring the prices of main products at the CeasaMinas warehouse in Contagem to assess the food supply scenario in the region, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The department is analyzing the average prices charged at the Ceasa-MG unit in Greater Belo Horizonte on a weekly basis, looking at variations in prices of fruits such as pineapple, banana, and orange due to climate, supply, demand, and production costs. The prices of some fruits like papaya, watermelon, apple, orange, and lemon have increased due to reduced supply, increased demand, and adverse weather conditions, while banana and mango prices have dropped due to increased supply and reduced demand.

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The Minas Gerais State Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (SEAPA), in collaboration with its affiliates Emater-MG, Epamig and IMA, is conducting detailed monitoring of the prices of the main products sold at the CeasaMinas warehouse in Contagem. This initiative aims to assess the food supply scenario in Minas Gerais, especially in the context of concerns generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, which analyzes the average prices charged at the Ceasa-MG unit in Greater Belo Horizonte between August 26 and September 6, 2024, will be updated and published weekly. Among the most sold fruits at CeasaMinas are pineapple, banana, green coconut, orange, lemon, apple, mango, papaya, watermelon and grape. The monitoring revealed variations in the prices of these fruits throughout the period analyzed, reflecting the dynamics between climate, supply, demand and production costs. The large pearl pineapple, for example, initially fell by 6.3% in the first week, with the ...

Source: Portal Do Agronegocio