The figures show that the price of cherry tomatoes has a peak of 85 cents in one week. The average price was 72 cents. The courgette prices differed day by day and varied from 17 cents to well into 40 cents.
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Explanation:
The numbers 1 to 11 (or 10) at the top are the average sales prices (bidding prices) of the buyers. The auctions in Almeria always start with fixed prices. The starting prices are still dependent on current tendencies of the Spanish and so can also vary. This way the starting price is determined beforehand.
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Explanation:
The numbers 1 to 11 (or 10) at the top are the average sales prices (bidding prices) of the buyers. The auctions in Almeria always start with fixed prices. The starting prices are still dependent on current tendencies of the Spanish and so can also vary. This way the starting price is determined beforehand.
Example:
For instance, the sale of a tomato will start at € 1.50. When the clock starts the price goes down. As soon as the price a buyer is willing to pay is reached (for instance 60 cents) he can stop the auction: this is called corte. He can then decide how many kilos (of the whole) that he wishes to buy. In theory, he could buy everything. Then there will only one price in the table (1-11).
Then the auction (from the last sales price) continues and the process continues to repeat itself. A second buyer stops and buys... sometimes a third... and a fourth buyer (numbers 1 - 11). At the moment very little Tomate Cherry is being sold. This is why there is sometimes only one corte. Other products (like Tomate Pera) have more sales prices.