Price of ripe tomato rises almost 50% in just two days, says Cepea

SAO PAULO-the price of ripe tomato rose nearly 50% in last weekend, according to a bulletin of the Center for advanced studies in applied economics (Cepea), linked to the Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (Esalq/USP). As the Cepea, the ripe tomato was trading at R $ 100 to 18 pounds box Sunday at Ceagesp, up 49% over the r $ 67 Friday.
"On Monday, was not more the case for less than $ 70.00 in the plantations," points out the bulletin from the Cepea. According to the centro de estudos, high due to conditions of tomatoes being harvested now. "Although the harvesting of the fruit be occurring in various regions, much of the product is still green," according to the Cepea.