Against the grain, European Union tomato prices fell slightly further in July to an average €1.40/kg. That is still above average compared to the past five years. The latest look at the European Commission's updated tomato dashboard reveals that, in particular, cherry and specialty tomato prices stand out.
New to this dashboard: a distinction between loose, round, TOV, cherry, and specialty tomato prices.
In the Netherlands, cherry and specialty tomato prices are almost 200% higher than the five-year average. In July, a kilo yielded an average of €2.47. At €0.61/kg, vine tomatoes were slightly cheaper than loose tomatoes' average €0.738. Interestingly, cherry and specialty tomato prices rose in July, while the other two segments' prices were under pressure.
Spain had, to a lesser extent, the same price development. There, cherry and specialty tomato prices increased in July, while TOV prices remained virtually unchanged, and loose tomato prices decreased slightly.
In Italy, though, cherry and specialty tomato prices fell in July, while loose tomatoes fetched higher prices. Compared to June, that price rose by almost 39%. With an average kilogram price of €1.35, loose tomatoes are far more expensive than in the dashboard's other countries. France, with €0.87/kg, comes closest.
In the Netherlands, that price is 9.6% lower than in June. Still, the average kilo price of €0.738 is 52.5% higher than the five-year average.
In June, TOV paid the best in Italy, too. Here, France has the steepest price drop compared to June, down by 35.6%. That brings that country's average kilogram price for this product to €0.816.
