ne), Spanish tomatoes out-priced the Dutch in the London market, according to data obtained through the Inspection, Certification and Technical Assistance Service for Foreign Trade under the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Within the same period, the pear tomato variety, originally from Spain, reached a modal price of 1.97 Euro per kilo; 98.99 % more expensive than the Dutch produce, which in those days reached a modal price of 0.99 Euro per kilo.
Spanish cherry tomatoes also achieved more expensive prices, namely 35.05 % more than the Dutch produce, as those from Spain traded at 2.62 Euro per kilo, while the Dutch stood at 1.94 Euro per kilo. Moroccan cherry tomatoes were sold for 1.97 Euro per kilo.
Nevertheless, the Netherlands beat Spain in the price of long life tomatoes, as the Dutch produce reached a modal price of 0.92 Euro per kilo, while Spain's did not exceed 0.62 Euro per kilo.
Peppers
In the case of peppers, the Netherlands also did better than Spain. The Dutch produce achieved 31.76 % higher prices, with Spanish peppers being sold by 1.70 € / kg, while Dutch peppers reached a modal price of 2.24 Euro per kilo. Meanwhile, Israeli peppers stood at 1.23 Euro per kilo.
Other vegetables
During the period at hand, Spanish aubergines were sold by 0.99 Euro/kilo in the London market, while the Dutch produce achieved 53.53 % higher prices, with a modal price of 1.52 Euro per kilo.
For their part, Spanish courgettes reached 1.11 Euro per kilo, compared to the € 0.74 / kg of the Moroccan produce.
