Morocco
Also Morocco is producing, and the Moroccan growers received higher prices than last year. The average price of Moroccan tomatoes was €0.85 per kilo last week, while the average price in the same period last year was €0.57 per kilo. This is also the result of snow and storms in Morocco; the production is falling behind.High prices for zucchinis
A remarkable product this season in the European greenhouse vegetable trade are the zucchinis; this year the prices for the zucchinis were remarkably high. The average prices for Moroccan zucchinis was €1.97 in week 8. The Spanish growers received €2.10 per kilo. However, last week the high pricing came to an end and they decreased with 50 % to a litlle more than €1.Floods in Italy
While prices are lower, the Spanish growers still have chances to export them to Italy, where there is a shortage of zucchinis at the moment and prices are as high as €2.50 per kilo due to floods.Spain peppers affect Israeli prices
An abundance of Spanish peppers in Europe has resulted in low prices for Israeli growers seeking to export their product to Europe. While Israeli growers have suffered a string of seasons with low prices in recent years, this season could turn out to be worse than those past seasons.Bulgaria
Other remarkable prices are noticed in Bulgaria : Tomato prices in Bulgaria have increased by nearly 30% in a year, according to the commodity exchanges. At the moment, a kilo of imported tomatoes is sold for 2.30 Lev (1.17 Euro) in the wholesale, while retail prices reach 3 lev (1.53 Euro). A sharp increase in cucumber prices was also registered in February, compared to previous months, rising by nearly 50% in just one month.Turkey
Heavy precipitation as well as subsequent frost and blizzards hit various provinces of Turkey where greenhouse cultivation is one of the most popular means of earning a living, such as Antalya, Aydın, Adana, İzmir, Muğla and Yalova. The prices of fruits and vegetables -- especially greenhouse vegetables -- have skyrocketed in the last few months, rising by between 20 percent and 230 percent.The price cucumbers went from was €1.25 to €3.60. The green peppers also went from €1.60 per kilo to €2.15 per kilo. Eggplants, tomatoes and cauliflowers are among other consumer staples which have been affected by the bad weather.
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