Europe: Tomato prices are rising towards autumn

Tomato prices were much higher than 'normal' in September. This makes September another record month, with an average kilo price of 1.77 euros. The prices of Dutch cherry and specialty tomatoes were on average 165% higher, the biggest outlier on the European Commission's tomato dashboard. Only the vine tomatoes in France were below the five-year average in terms of price in September. The cause can be pointed to problems with cultivation in competing countries such as Morocco and Spain, which means that volumes here start later, and possibly also a long late summer that made consumers buy an extra tomato. Cherry and specialty tomatoes score well again With an average kilo price for the Dutch cherry and specialty tomatoes category of 2.82 euros on the tomato dashboard, the price is significantly higher than in 2022, a year with already higher tomato prices, and also higher than in 2021. The same The picture shows for Dutch vine tomatoes (+20% compared to the 5-year average) and ...