The Valencian rice product has enjoyed great international popularity. Its commercialisation was an important source of income for the fields of Valencia and surrounding areas, as well as for traders. The value of the product for the economy meant that special attention was paid to its commercialisation, establishing the supply routes to the Valencian centre, although not intervening in the regulation of prices. However, despite the general stability of food and industrial prices, and the aforementioned attention to supply, between 1395 and 1398 there was a downward trend in the price of rice. What could be the reasons for this? Variable demand, heavily influenced by the purchases of foreign merchants and a lack of political intervention caused the price of rice to fall in sueldos (Valencian modena) per load of rice. The causes also include the possibility of an abundant harvest that increased supply in the face of variable demand, causing prices to fall; likewise, marketing negotiations could have an influence (even more so among foreign merchants whose international destinations could be immersed in local crises). These dynamics were maintained at the dawn of modernity throughout the 15th century.
Collection: Statistics
Project: 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity., 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe., 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.
Chronology: XIV
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://centrostudicesa.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/david_igual_rice_cesa.pdf
Resource type: Statistics
Format: Table
Source: Igual Luis, D. (2018). “Del campo a la nave. El comercio del arroz valenciano y su exportación a Flandes a finales de la Edad Media”, publicación electrónica a través de la página web del “Centro Studi per la Storia dell’Alimentazione e della Cultura Materiale Anna Maria Nada Padrone”, p. 9.
Language: Spanish
Date: 2018
Owner: Pablo Ballesta Fernández (Modernalia)
Copyright: © Centro studi per la storia dell'alimentazione e della cultura materiale Anna Maria Nada Patrone © David Igual Luis
Abstract: Price fluctuations in the price of Valencian rice explained by climatic, economic and commercial factors.
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