AGRICULTURAL NEWS - The tomato price increased more than 80% week-on-week in the week ending 24 January, and was up more than 57% year-on-year, according to the Absa Fresh Produce Market Trends report.
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The report stated that more than 3 600t of tomatoes were sold at an average price of R8,20/kg. This was more than 83% higher than the R4,47/kg average for the previous week, and was attributed to reduced supply.
This price was also more than 57% higher than the average price of the same week in 2019, while the volume sold declined over 26% week-on-week, and was more than 30% lower than the corresponding period last year.
