The cold encourages the demand for horticulture in Europe
Eggplant
Fresh Bell Pepper
Published Jan 26, 2023
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The weather forecasts announced for this week the arrival of a cold air mass of maritime-polar origin that has activated red and orange warnings for snowfall on the Peninsula. This information has encouraged large European retailers to increase, to a certain extent, their purchases, in order to alleviate the possible difficulties that the snow may cause in the road supply during the next week.
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The activation of demand has not taken long to be reflected in an appreciable rise in the prices at origin of tomatoes, peppers and green beans, and in a slight rise in the average price of cucumbers. On the other hand, according to the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Junta de Andalucía, zucchini and eggplant present a behavior opposite to the rest of the analyzed vegetables. Despite the drop in temperatures in recent days, the producing regions have been exposed to maximum temperatures between 17-20ºC and minimum temperatures between 8-10ºC, atypical values for this time of year and which have allowed an increase in the entry of gender into the alhóndigas close to 20–30%, compared to the previous week. Pepper The marketing of pepper resumes normality this week, in which a notable increase in the supply at origin is observed, between 30-35% higher than the previous week. Despite the increased supply, the average price of peppers rose 16% compared to the previous week, ...
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