Spain: The selling price of zucchini explodes upwards

Published 2024년 10월 7일

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The 2023/2024 agricultural campaign in Spain has seen a significant increase in the average price of greenhouse courgettes, with a 175.8% surge compared to the previous season. Despite selling their harvest at a lower average price of €0.62/kg, farmers saw a decrease in the gap between their prices and those consumers paid, which rose by 32.56% to €1.71/kg. This trend highlights a growing disconnect between agricultural prices and what consumers pay, and raises concerns about the distribution of added value and intermediate costs in the industry. Meanwhile, Morocco experienced a decrease in its courgette exports to the EU, while Spain has emerged as the leader in the market, seeing a significant increase in sales.

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Courgette prices soar: 175.8% increase in the 2023/2024 campaign. Courgette prices have experienced a historic surge in the 2023/2024 agricultural campaign in Spain. According to a report by Hortoinfo, based on data from the Price and Market Observatory of the Junta de Andalucía, the average price of greenhouse courgettes increased by 175.8% between what Spanish farmers charged and what consumers paid. During this campaign, courgette producers sold their harvest at an average price of €0.62/kg, a decrease of 24.39% compared to the 2014/2015 campaign. However, on the consumer side, the average sale price was €1.71/kg, marking an increase of 32.56% compared to the same period. This gap between the price decline at the producer level and the price increase for consumers highlights the widening gap throughout the distribution chain. This marked difference contrasts sharply with the 2014/2015 campaign, where the gap between prices paid to producers and those paid by consumers was much ...

Source: Agrimaroc