Food: behind the scenes of the Toulouse wholesale market
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At the Toulouse wholesale market (Haute Garonne), wholesalers are preparing to deliver the very popular products for the Christmas holidays. Some see prices rising.
More than 80 wholesale companies are working to meet demand in Toulouse (Haute Garonne), Wednesday December 22. In particular, they prepare stocks of litchis from Reunion, a very popular fruit during the end-of-year celebrations. Prices are debated among professionals. “A good pastry at its cost, a good fruit too”, says Éric Fabre, best worker of France Primeur. On the poultry side, prices have increased by 5% a ten% these last weeks. Gers guinea fowl capon, the best-selling poultry for Christmas, costs over nine euros per kilo.
On the tide side, lobster and lobster from Brittany attract customers. Others are turning to salmon, which is the most expensive commodity. “Usually, it will take between 30% and 40% of increase over the Christmas period and there, we can add between 10% and 15% again because of Brexit”, details Boris Gourgue, wholesaler at the tide Guivarc’h. Restaurateurs, on the other hand, stock up on oysters so that everything be ready on the day of Christmas.
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