Why is red bell pepper costs 3 times more than green bell pepper?

Question

I went to Wallyworld (its Walmart, OK?) on Jan. 28, 2007 and bought a red bellpepper for 78 cents and a green bell pepper of the same size/weight for 2.48 dollars. It really buffled me what makes red bell pepper quite costly?

Answer 1

The red bell pepper is the ripe version of the green.

The green can be picked sooner thus not needing as much care, water, fertilizing, man hours, etc. as the red. Also, the longer the fruit is on the plant, the more opportunity for losing some to disease, insects, accidents, etc. I'm sure the crop of green peppers is larger than the red.

I also wouldn't be surprised if the red is more popular so now we have supply & demand issues jacking up price.

Answer 2

I've always been under the impression they were the same exact thing - just red ones were left on the plant longer. I've seen this in my garden.

However, that being said, I know I get a lot fewer Red peppers than Green because they tend to go bad on the plant while changing from Green to Red. Either the bugs get them, or they start to rot.

So, if they are the same thing, my only answer to you, is the Red ones are more, because they are harder to grow.

Answer 3

Red bell peppers are mature green bell peppers.

As a result they take more time and expense to grow, hence the increased price of red over green.

Answer 4

The red (sweet) pepper is not always the ripe green pepper; as I used to think. They are generally from lines grown to be used as red peppers. My guess about them costing more is they don't stay sale-able as long as the green; two, people will pay more.

Answer 5

It takes longer for the peppers to change from green to red - more spoilage - higher costs!@~

Answer 6

i think it is just because more people buy green than red so they don't make as much off of them and aren't interested in lowering the price.