The State Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (SEAPA) and its related entities, such as Emater-MG, Epamig and IMA, are closely monitoring the behavior of prices of the main products sold in CeasaMinas, located in Contagem, with the aim of monitor food supply in Minas Gerais. This monitoring is essential to understand supply and demand dynamics, identifying possible impacts on food supply.
The information was released by the State Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (SEAPA).
Using the prices practiced at the Ceasa-MG Grande BH unit in the last fortnight of April (04/15/2024 to 04/26/2024), SEAPA and its partners prepared a balance that will be updated and published weekly, providing valuable insights for producers , traders and consumers.
Among the 10 most sold vegetables in CeasaMinas, price variations were analyzed over the period. Strawberry pumpkin, Italian zucchini, garlic, potatoes, onions, carrots, chayote, peppers, okra and tomatoes had their prices assessed.
During the period analyzed, the price of pumpkin pumpkin had significant variations. Initially, it recorded drops of 15.5% and 31.7%, going from R$4.33/kg to R$2.50/kg. Then, there were increases of 20.0% and 11.0%, raising the price to R$3.33/kg. However, the weekly average price showed a negative variation of -7.9%, closing at R$3.22 per kilo.
Italian zucchini, on the other hand, had a downward trend followed by recovery. It started with a reduction of 18.2%, going from R$3.05/kg to R$2.50/kg. In the second week, there was an increase of 22.0%, raising the price to R$3.05/kg. At the end of the period, a further drop of 18.0% returned the price to R$2.50/kg. Despite this, the weekly average price increased by +6.8%, reaching R$2.87 per kilo.
Other products, such as Brazilian garlic, remained stable at R$27.00/kg throughout the entire period analyzed.
In the potato category, there was an initial increase of 20.0%, followed by two drops of 16.7% and 10.0%, respectively. This resulted in an average variation of -17.6%, going from R$4.53 to R$3.73 per kilo.
Yellow onions from Santa Catarina recorded a drop of 7.1% in the period, going from R$7.00/kg to R$6.50/kg, with an average variation of -4.8%.
Carrots showed small variations throughout the period, but in the end registered a drop of 20.0%, closing at R$5.00/kg and a weekly average of -10.3%.
Chayote had significant drops at the beginning and end of the analyzed period, resulting in an average weekly variation of -42.9%.
Green peppers recorded declines followed by increases, with an average positive weekly variation of +15.0%.
Okra had an initial drop of 23.6%, followed by an increase of 7.8%, but at the end of the period there were further drops, resulting in an average weekly variation of -18.2%.
Finally, the AA long-life tomato saw drops followed by increases, with an average variation of -8.6%.
Other products also had their price fluctuations recorded, such as Brazilian garlic, which remained stable throughout the period, and potatoes, which had an increase of 20.0% followed by two consecutive drops.
