The import price for courgettes has increased particularly, rising by 81% compared with the average of the past five years, at 3.29 CHF/kg in January 2017. Cucumbers already reached 2.04 CHF/kg in December, which can be attributed in particular to the storms in southeast Spain.
Less imports in January
All of these products imports declined compared to the previous month and are well below the January average for the previous five years. Spain remains the main supply country and in January 2017 exported 54% (broccoli) and 80% (iceberg lettuce) of Swiss imports. Italy is another important supply country for broccoli. However, since the cold weather, broccoli imports from Italy have declined significantly from 757 metric tonnes (December 2016) to 474 metric tonnes (January 2017).
Price increase in retail trade
With the high import prices, prices for the affected products also rose in the Swiss retail sector in January. This was shown by a previous article on the evaluation of a fruit and vegetables shopping basket.
With the high import prices, prices for the affected products also rose in the Swiss retail sector in January. This was shown by a previous article on the evaluation of a fruit and vegetables shopping basket.
Source: BLW
