The big Colombian shipments from October dragged the market into a downward spiral. The poor demand led to poor sales, and consequently to fruit deterioration. So plenty of clearance sales were made in attempt to sell off as much merchandise as possible. Sales conditions were only gradually able to improve as stocks cleared, smaller quantities arrived and demand picked up. At the end of year, prices reached exceptional levels. Ecuadorian produce suffered the same trials and tribulations as Colombian produce throughout the period in question.
The French chayote and christophine campaign progressed with fairly stable prices for christophines, with more limited shipment volumes. Chayote rates dipped from mid-November. Costa Rican chayotes, scarce on the French market, sold at a stable and steady rate from October to December. Christophines from this source came back onto the market in December with high prices.
The supply progressed from October to December, leading to a drop in rates.
The market was primarily supplied by domestic produce. French produce monopolised the market as it progressed, leaving barely any room for competing produce. Chilli pepper rates, fairly low at the beginning of the period given the magnitude of the quantities available, recovered from mid-November due to the rise in demand and the simultaneous fall in incoming shipments.
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