{"id":1118156,"date":"2026-07-27T15:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myfood.eu\/?p=1118156"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:24:38","slug":"fruit-and-vegetables-the-bill-doesnt-come-back-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myfood.eu\/en\/2026\/07\/fruit-and-vegetables-the-bill-doesnt-come-back-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit and vegetables: the bill doesn’t come back down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A basket of freshly harvested fruits and vegetables: tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, carrots, and beets<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Every summer, it’s the same story. Every summer, the same observation: your basket of fruits and vegetables costs a little more than it did the previous year. Except this time, we have twenty years of data to back it up. <\/p>\n\n

Familles Rurales has just published the 20th edition of its Fruit and Vegetable Price Report<\/a>. Two decades of price surveys in supermarkets, hypermarkets, discount stores, and organic shops. And a thought-provoking conclusion: the rise in fruit and vegetable prices is no longer a temporary blip caused by a poor harvest. It has become a long-term trend. <\/p>\n\n

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This year, vegetables are taking the brunt of it<\/h2>\n\n

Let’s start with the good news: fruit prices are stabilizing this year. In fact, organic prices are even falling significantly. <\/p>\n\n

The bad news: vegetable prices are definitely on the rise again. They\u2019ve gone up 10% in a year<\/strong> in conventional farming. And behind that average, some products have skyrocketed: <\/p>\n\n