(Boursier.com) – Finally some good news for the wallet … This summer, the average prices of fruit and vegetables fell by 12% and 3% respectively compared to the same period in 2013, according to the last observatory ‘Rural Families. Recall that last year they had soared by 14% and 17%.
Good weather conditions
“Full production season and particularly favorable weather conditions are explanations of this trend, “said the observatory. In detail, between July 2013 and July 2014, the largest price declines were recorded for peaches (-29%), apples (28%), melons (-26%), nectarines (-23%) or yet apricots (-19%). As for vegetables, salads and zucchini saw their rates fall by 15%, while those carrots were down 14%. Conversely, cherries, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes are slightly more expensive than in July 2013.
Average basket
On average, a basket of a pound of each of the 8 fruits and vegetables 8 panel costs 44.29 euros in hard discount (43.05 euros last year) against 45.56 euros in hyper / supermarket (51,57 euros in 2013) and 52.48 euros on the markets. This ranking has not changed since 2010 The observatory also shows that for the wallet, it is more interesting to buy foreign products because of 16 products, 9 from outside of France are cheaper than their French equivalent in 2010 against only 5 However, the association noted a greater presence of “traffic” products on the shelves
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! As for fruits and vegetables from organic farming, ‘Rural Families’ also observed a decrease in prices (respectively -14% and -11%). The changes are also close to traditional products. The price gap with conventional production is reduced but remains therefore: it is 66% for fruits and vegetables 58% against 70% and 73% in 2013
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