French vegetable prices jump up to 32% in a year amid climate‑linked supply woes

The consumer‑defence group Familles rurales recorded a sharp rise in French vegetable prices during a survey of 118 supermarkets in 40 departments from 8‑21 June 2026, comparing June 2025 to June 2026. Overall, conventional vegetables were up 10 % and organic varieties 7 % over the year. Specific items saw the biggest spikes: courgettes (zucchini) rose 32 % in conventional packs and 28 % in organic, tomatoes increased 31 % conventionally and 11 % organically, while green beans climbed 24 % and 19 % respectively. The group attributes the surge to successive episodes of heavy rain, cool spells and heat that disrupted crops in France as well as in key supplier countries Spain and Portugal. Fruit prices were largely stable, with a slight dip for organic fruit (‑10 %) but modest gains for lemon (+14 %) and watermelon (+10 %). Over the past decade, vegetable prices have risen 61 %—far outpacing general inflation—prompting the association to urge parliamentarians to back a proposed law on food affordability.