The prices of products Agricultural production in Greater Santo Domingo has experienced significant variations over the past week, according to the recent report from prices of the Ministry of Agriculture. Products to level wholesaler as the lettucebell pepper, green banana, the eggplant and the egg decreased its prices in the week of August 8, compared to the previous week.
The analysis of the behavior of the prices of products to level wholesaler in the New Market, also includes the onionyam, and the melonThe cubanela chili pepper showed a 2% drop, according to the report.
These changes reflect the volatility of the marketdriven by a combination of economic and climatic factors that impact both the production and distribution of products.
But not everything is positive, the analysis showed that last Friday there was a increase of the prices compared to the previous week, among these products There are plantain with 25%, garlic with 19%, lemon with 18%, tomato with 15% and pigeon peas with 14%.
Others products with increases in their prices They were avocado with 12%, Barahona banana with 11%, sweet potato with 7% and papaya with 6%.
The explanation of the rise of the products which is established in the analysis is due to the reduced entry of the trucks to the marketsspecifically those that transport bananas, which is due to the increase in prices already the production season, in the case of tomatoes, avocado and pigeon peas.
Comparison with the week of August 2
In the lettuce cabbage, the decrease of prices intensified in the week of August 8, falling 36% compared to 17% in the week of August 2.
The cubanela chili pepper showed a marked differencewith a decrease much higher than the 26% in the week of August 2, compared to a 2% decline in the week of August 8.
For the melonthe trend of drop was less pronounced in the week of August 8, with a decrease 6% compared to 21% the previous week.
The onion Imported red also experienced a lower reduction of prices in the week of August 8, 8% compared to the week of August 2, which showed 16%.
In the case of yam, the decrease of prices It was more moderate in both weeks, going from 9% in the week of August 2 to 7% in the week of August 8.
The eggplant recorded a strong decrease 39% in the week of August 2, but only 8% in the week of August 8.
In short, the products that they experienced reductions of prices in both weeks and the Ministry of Agriculture He says that it is due to the reduced entry of the trucks now the time of production.
Level retail
For the level retail the Ministry of Agriculture He indicated that last Friday there was a reduction of the prices compared to last week.
Among the products There are the cubanela chili pepper with 10%, lettuce and the melon with 9%, the onion Creole and imported with 8%, avocado with 6%. Also yam, papaya and eggplant which showed a decrease in prices 5%, this in the week of August 8.
In the week of August 2nd these products They had prices with decreases such as the cubanela chili with 7%, lettuce cabbage with 11% and avocado with 17%.
