Cabbage
Weekly and monthly price averages remain under pressure due to higher supplies seen in the market, between June and July. Analysts anticipate this trend to persist for the rest of winter.
Carrots
Week-on-week and month-on-month average price trends depicted declines, despite average volumes also calming down. Consumer demand remains a sensitive influence on the direction of prices, despite the trend in average volumes supplied. Analysts expect prices to remain under pressure at least the start of September.
Onions
Average monthly price and volume trends remained more consistent compared to weekly price and volume trends, while consumer demand remained neutral. At the moment the market is being supplied by the North-West, Brits, and smaller volumes from the Western Cape – as that season concludes. Onion producers note that they were not significantly affected by the black frost weather event.
Potatoes
The impact of the black frost weather event has already been seen in average weekly and monthly volume supplies. Analysts note that volumes will remain under pressure, keeping prices significantly low until the last quarter of the year.
Tomato
Some tomato crops have been affected by black frost and veld fires in some areas of Limpopo, analysts note this impact on lower weekly and monthly average volumes. As a result, prices are expected to increase for the next few weeks.
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