According to the 2025/26 Andalusian protected horticulture campaign monitoring report, in week 51 all greenhouse vegetables, with the exception of courgette, recorded prices well above the average levels of the previous 3 seasons.
California peppers posted particularly strong quotations during the second half of December, reaching their highest price levels of the past 3 campaigns. Within this category, green California peppers achieved the highest average price at €1.31/kg, driven by limited supply, as a significant share of growers are prioritizing red and yellow harvests.
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Vine tomatoes (€1.20/kg) consolidated their position as the highest-valued commercial tomato type among those analysed. Adverse weather conditions at origin are slowing down cluster ripening, restricting available supply. This situation is compounded by reduced competitive pressure from Morocco on the European market, following a decline in Moroccan exports due to adverse weather events affecting parts of the country.
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Cucumbers stood out as one of the best-performing products in Almería's auction markets during the week. Reduced supply, caused both by low temperatures and the regrowth phase currently affecting many plantings, has pushed prices upwards. In this context, Almería-type cucumbers reached an average price of €1.65/kg, outperforming French cucumbers (€1.24/kg) and Spanish cucumbers (€1.09/kg), and marking a record price level for this time of year compared with the previous 3 campaigns.
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Courgette, meanwhile, started the autumn season with weak price levels due to overlap with local European production. However, towards the end of November, the arrival of winter temperatures in Almería and the removal of the earliest plantings significantly reduced supply, coinciding with an increase in European demand. This drove prices up until early December. Since then, quotations have gradually declined, falling by 24% this week to an average of €0.63/kg.
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Moroccan export quotas
The export period for Morocco's tomato quota to the EU runs from 1 October to 31 May. The total authorised quota for the 2025/26 season amounts to 285,000 tonnes. As of 12 December, the latest update of the European Commission's Taxation and Customs Union database, Moroccan tomato exports to the EU reached 71,967 tonnes, 6% lower than in the previous season.
For courgettes, the export quota period to the EU runs from 1 October to 20 April. The total authorised quota for the 2025/26 season is set at 56,000 tonnes. As of 12 December, Moroccan courgette exports to the EU stood at 6,428 tonnes, representing a 30% decrease compared with the previous campaign.
Source: juntadeandalucia.es
