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From lemons to tomatoes: What went up and what went down the most in price in the Canary Islands last year?

Discover the agricultural products whose prices have fallen the most in the archipelago in the last year and those that have become more expensive

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Spring onions are the agricultural products that have most increased their price at origin during the last year in the Canary Islands. In June 2026, each kilo of spring onions had a price of 1.70 euros, while in the same month of the previous year the price was 0.62 (an increase of 178.7%). This is one of the data provided by the Agricultural Price Statistics published by the Canary Islands Institute of Statistics (ISTAC).

Lemons have risen from 0.59 euros per kilo paid in June 2025 to 1.11 euros this year, which represents an increase of 88.1%. Products such as cabbages (40.0%), melons (29.5%), and sweet potatoes (20.6%) have also experienced increases.

On the other hand, tomatoes and papayas are the products whose prices have fallen the most at origin during the last year. In the case of tomatoes, the annual decrease has been 39.8% (in June 2025 they were paid at 1.76 euros per kilo and this year at 1.06). Papayas have fallen from the 1.10 euros they cost last year to the 0.82 euros paid now, a decrease of 25.5%.

Products such as watermelons (-23.5%), onions (-23.1%), and millo pineapples (-16.7%) also decreased in price.

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