Belgium: Tomato price dropped considerably, peak in organic cucumber price

The tomato price has been in free fall since mid-October. Last week, that free fall for loose tomatoes came to a halt. This is evident from figures from the Association of Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives (VBT) for week 44. The price overview also shows a fall in the bell pepper price, while the cucumber price is experiencing a new peak. Just like for loose tomatoes, the fall in the price of vine tomatoes also seems to have stopped, now that the price fluctuated around three quarters of euros per kilo on Tuesday. A look at the supply figures supplied by the VBT with the figures on the website of the Flemish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries shows that the supply for loose tomatoes in particular has been considerably higher since week 41 than last year. In week 44 this also applied to vine tomatoes, but not in recent weeks. In both cases, the recent price drop means that the tomato price has fallen below the five-year average. Towards the end of November, the tomato price ...