The category of fruits and vegetables suffered several price increases in the first quarter of the yearmarked by the storm train in Portugal and the conflict in the Middle East, which worsened the cost of production factors. According to Deco data sent to Lusa, since January 7th and until this Wednesday, there were several increases in this category.
The highlight is the zucchini, whose price per kilo (kg) went from R$1.89 to R$2.35. As for heart cabbage, it went from R$1.47 to R$1.78 per kg. In the case of zucchini, the biggest increase occurred between February 4th and 11th, when this product went from R$2.85 to R$3.69, which period coincided with the storm train that affected the country. Kale, on the other hand, saw the biggest increase between February 18th and 25th, going from 1.58 to 1.77 euros per kg.
In turn, a kg of red potatoes started to cost nine cents more, rising from R$1.31 to R$1.40while tomatoes are seven cents more expensive. Also with an increase of seven cents is a 500-gram package of dried garlic, which now costs 3.43 euros. To buy a kilo of carrotsthe consumer will have to spend R$1.13, compared to R$1.07 at the beginning of the year. On the climbing side you can also find orange and gala applewhose kg has become four cents more expensive since January 7th.
What is stable or cheaper
The price of lettuce is stable at R$2.68 per kg. However, throughout the period under analysis, it had several fluctuations, reaching, on February 25, a peak of 2.91 euros. In the opposite direction, it was broccoli that recorded the biggest price dropfalling from R$3.15 to R$2.87 per kg, that is, 28 cents less.
It follows cauliflower, down 26 cents per kg and onion, down 11 cents. Also on the falling side are bananas, which went from R$1.33 to R$1.27 per kg and golden apples, whose price fell from R$2.16 to R$2.14 per kg.
From the week of February 25th until March 18th, there were increases of 16 cents in the price of golden apples, 15 cents in broccoli and nine cents in carrots. The price of oranges and tomatoes reached seven cents and that of kale was one cent, while the price of red potatoes remained stable, similar to what happened with 500-gram packages of dried garlic. This data reflects Deco’s monitoring of the prices of products sold directly to consumers in supermarkets online.
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