Tomatoes and potatoes register high in Brazil

The greater supply of some products and the lower demand on the part of consumers influenced the downward trend in the prices practiced for bananas, oranges, papayas and watermelons. On the other hand, the document, released this Tuesday (17) by the National Supply Company (Conab), reveals that the transition of crops is among the main factors that influenced the rise in quotations in the last month of potatoes and tomatoes at the Centrals. of Supply (Ceasas) analyzed. In the case of bananas, the decrease in prices is mainly influenced by the greater supply of midgets. The main producing regions of this variety were favored, in November, by rains and adequate temperatures for filling the bunches and subsequent sale in December and January. In turn, the supply of silver bananas was controlled, and there was even an increase in prices during the last month of 2022, explained both by the lower investment in the crop in the Southeast squares, as well as by the occurrence of rains, ...