Price of greenhouse vegetables moderate, outdoor product stronger in Belgium

This is evident from the price overviews of week 16 compared to the same weeks in 2020 and 2019. Leek clearly compares favorably with a payout price of € 1.35. That is stable compared to last week. Asparagus did not show itself abundantly on the daily market due to the cold temperatures. That resulted in decent prices of over € 5 in week 16. A striking price increase for lamb's lettuce is more difficult to explain. The price of € 4.27 per kilo doubled in a week. The catering demand is not running at full speed. However, the doubling of prices is good news for growers. Weaker cucumber pricing Weak price formation for cucumbers is not uncommon for week 16. In the corona year 2020, the price was lower at € 0.09 (each), but in 2019 the payout price was € 0.14. For the current trading week, the price certainly does not seem to increase for cucumbers. A recovery was not yet visible at the auctions on Wednesday 28 April. Aubergine also suffered from a mediocre sales week with a payout ...