Despite low production at the moment, the price formation for Dutch peppers is not doing well at the moment. Sales manager Hans Derks from FresQ FrEsteem says that all prices are below a Euro with the exception of orange and green peppers. "The reason that orange holds its price is, for the most part, due to a dip in supply. As it happens, there have been talks about a good supply from the US. There are also fewer green peppers readily available. These are ultimately necessary for mixes. This is why the price has stayed somewhat stable."
Hans doesn't expect any large peaks in supply. "The supply has been dropping all year and the total amount is a good amount of kilos behind last year. The unstable weather had been causing the shift in production. This factor has also not been good for the price formation. The European demand is stable at the moment. There is very little movement. The Russian market is currently failing, especially in comparison to the usual demand during the holiday period. The demand from the US is pretty good, although it continues to take longer to pick up."
The sales manager thinks that the price formation will recover. "The supermarkets don't have many special offers in the planning in connection to the holiday period. I think that market will improve after the holiday period with a better price formation as a result."