CHANGE OF PEPPER BY TOMATO IN HOLLAND IS BEHIND THE CAUSES.

Dutch tomato production is at its peak and increased the crop by surface the crisis Capsicum, It is shaping trade even in the Iberian Peninsula.

Portugal give two hoots, since September no improvement over August and prices are at rock bottom. In fact, some Portuguese companies say their shipments to Spain, until the first week of September, They are below last year's figures.

Although it is early to assess this season tomato, some Portuguese businessmen and qualify a dismal year. The reason of the “low prices to selling their tomatoes in Spain Netherlands, which it is causing us to be exporting less to this country”, informs the director of Hortipor, Telmo Rodrigues.

Netherlands is offering loose tomato 40 cents / kilo starting price and “at this price, Many Spanish importers prefer to work with the Dutch offer with that of Portugal”, Rodrigues says.

Official data do not yet exist, but “Portuguese companies are exporting less tomato Spain than in other years and we are moving our interests and local market operations”, Rodrigues points.

Reducing tomato exports Spain until the first week of September has caused “Portugal trading conditions are not good, since there is much supply and the same demand, but we reduce costs in logistics and packaging”, Rodrigues points.

The increased supply of tomatoes in the Netherlands is due to change from some pepper to tomato producers this season, the loss of confidence in pepper last season and Rabobank tips not bet on pepper California this season and if doing so by other references.

Netherlands reduced its surface a pepper 100 hectares, approximately, which they have been replaced mostly by tomato.