date:Jan 23, 2020
(+5%) and 516,683 tons (+44%).
The data up to October 2019 reveal a positive development of EU imports of non-EU fruits and vegetables, with a rise in average prices. In the case of tomatoes, the average price has stood at 1.12 Euro per kilo; 4.6% more than in the same period of 2018, and in the case of potatoes, the average price amounted to 0.45 Euro / kilo; 28% more. According to FEPEX, this does away with the idea that products from third countries are cheaper than EU ones.