Vegetables in Russian market in 22 week of the year
Russia
Monday 02 June 2008
The most active sales all over the country. Prices went further up. White cabbage – 1,62 US$/kg. Dutch potatoes went 0,05 US$/kg up during week 22 – to 0,49 US$/kg. Dutch onions – 0,60 US$/kg. Egyptian potatoes – 0,87 US$/kg due to some sprouting inside. Dutch carrots stepped over Israeli level of last week - 1,53 US$/kg but couldn’t get it in this week – 1,65 US$/kg for Israeli carrots. Nevertheless the situation for capsicums, tomatoes and cucumbers turned worse. The first went down to 5,10 US$/kg in the end of the week, tomatoes – from 1,70 US$/kg due to many origins on the market – Turkey, Belorussia, Poland, Azerbajdzan (the most expensive among the others). Cucumbers went down to 1,50 US$/kg.