-Supply Drops price of potato and Tomato in November

According to the 12th Prohort Horticulture Marketing Bulletin by the national supply company (Conab), the large supply of potatoes caused fall in the price of the product in major supply centers of the country in November. According to the survey, the biggest setbacks occurred in the Holy Spirit (23.20%) and Rio de Janeiro (21.53%). Except on Ceasa RJ, which registered an increase of 8.97%, the tomato was also cheaper in almost all markets. The high is due to decreased supply caused by the rains in the regions that supply the State. Still, the price of the pound stood at 1.86 R$ product, lower than the Federal District where, despite the fall of 30.33 percent, the pound was marketed by R$ 2.05.
Fruits have high wholesale Still as Generalized newsletter, the Orange was more expensive in all warehouses wholesalers on account of low supply and high demand for exports, with increases ranging from 9.92% (SP) and 0.28% (PE). Banana and papaya also presented high in seven of the eight Ceasas analysed, due to decreased supply of these products. In the DF, the banana was sold to $3.82/kilo, high of 14.65%, while a kilo of papaya was in R$ 3.14 (high of 4.99%). The watermelon was the only fruit with fall in seven of the eight supply centers surveyed, with the pound being sold to 0.69 in Belo Horizonte and R$ R$ 0.77 in Recife. The Ceagesp was the only warehouse that registered increased (7.84%), with a kilo of fruit marketed the R$ 1.47.