Market Report Week 23 – 2022

Limited to no vessel opportunities from Cape Town port causing major implications like a build-up of stock in cold stores as fruit is not being loaded out and shipped. Also,…

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Market Report Week 22 – 2022

The Egyptian grape season has started with the arrival of good quality grapes at low prices in the Middle East market.  The tail-end of the Chilean grapes arriving in the…

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Market Report Week 21 – 2022

There is uncertainty in the Middle East market about soft citrus volumes from South Africa.  The market is afraid that high volumes of soft citrus will be diverted from Russia…

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Market Report Week 20 – 2022

Continued high demand for lemons and red apples in the GCC countries with limited availability for both these commodities. There are still Turkish lemons available in the market, but the quality…

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Market Report Week 19 – 2022

This season five vessels have already left Maputo port and by the end of May at least 100 containers of citrus will be exported to markets such as Hong Kong,…

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Market Report Week 18 – 2022

The market has been very slow this week due to the Eid holidays and should start picking up next week again once all the holidays are finished. The rain up…

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Market Report Week 17 – 2022

With the increase in demand for containers for dry cargo, there is a serious shortage of vessel space globally and this is the driving force behind the ongoing freight increases.…

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Market Report Week 16 – 2022

On-going repairs to the main road and only entrance and exit point to Durban container terminal that was damaged due to flooding. Phase 1 was to have 2 lanes open…

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Market Report Week 15 – 2022

Due to severe weather conditions, the city of Durban has suffered immense damages due to flooding and strong winds, causing reefer container stacks to collapse. The main road and only…

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Market Report Week 14 – 2022

On-going delays at South African ports and congestion. Suppliers are looking at all shipping opportunities in all ports and are even trucking fruit from long distances (Cape Town to Durban)…

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