Prices of vegetables on Russian market in mid-May 2007

Prices of Dutch onions moved further up to 0,62 $/kg with strong demand appeared due to problems in onions coming from Egypt as well as poor quality of onions from CIS countries. Fresh potatoes were still under pressure - from 0,57 $/kg in Novorossijsk. There were a lot of cabbage on the market from Germany (0,55 $/kg), Holland (0,60 $/kg) as well as new crop ones from Uzbekistan (about 1,00 $/kg). Cucumbers were on the same price level whereas tomatoes crashed down to 0,77 - 0,87 $/kg for all the origins being definitely the looser of week 19.