Hatem Al-Najeeb, Vice President, said: Vegetable Division and fruits of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce, tomato prices It may witness a decline in the markets within the next 3-4 weeks, with the start of harvesting the new crop, due to the rise in the price of tomatoes to the so-called “loop of the season”, especially since tomatoes are grown in more than one season and the difference in seasons we are witnessing price increases as a result of the decline in crops.
Al-Najeeb explained, in exclusive statements to “The Seventh Day”, that the winter loop has ended and we are waiting for a new loop, and the occurrence of the cold wave last March affected the crops, so we witnessed a noticeable price increase in tomatoes to record levels of 180 to 250 pounds per cage in The wholesale market, and the kilogram in the wholesale registers regarding 10 pounds, and the consumer from 17 to 20 pounds.
And he touched on a price breakthrough linked to the emergence of tomato crops from several regions, and pointed out that the markets now depend on the crop coming from the governorates of Sharkia and Ismailia, and there are several regions that are expected to start pumping their production within 3 to 4 weeks, which are the areas planted on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road and the areas of the bathroom and some Governorates before me, and as soon as its crop appears, prices will fall.
On the other hand, he explained that there are crops whose prices have recently declined, including zucchini, eggplant, potatoes, onions, garlic and molokhia due to the improvement in the weather and the availability of a large supply.
