Market Report Week 50 – 2021

Most of the stone fruit commodities (particularly apricots) ended much earlier than predicted, as the unseasonal rains caused the fruit to burst. Stone fruit is a very delicate commodity that…

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Market Report Week 49 – 2021

South African mango growers have started packing for export. Peak sizes seem to be count 10/12 in a 4KG carton. The early season white grapes and Stone from South Africa…

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Market Report Week 48 – 2021

Some South African mango growers have started packing for the local market. However, export packing will only start next week. Mango sizing seem to be around a count 9/10 and…

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Market Report Week 47 – 2021

Update on the market in the GCC countries The market continues to be slow with a downward trend in price levels for most commodities in the GCC countries except for…

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Market Report Week 46 – 2021

Update on the market in the GCC countries The market continues to be slow with a downward trend in price levels for most commodities in the GCC countries except for…

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Market Report Week 45 – 2021

Update on the market in the GCC countries The GCC countries are not performing well on all commodities except for Bananas, Cambria, Red apples from the USA, and Green apples…

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Market Report Week 43 – 2021

Update on the market in the GCC countries Continuous decrease in price levels of oranges from South Africa in the GCC countries as more valencias make arrival into the market.…

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Market Report Week 41 – 2021

Update on the last packing of Valencias in South Africa The Valencia season is coming to an end with the Northern areas that have finished packing and the Western Cape…

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Market Report Week 40 – 2021

Update on the last packing of Valencias in South Africa The last packing out of the Northern areas should be at the end of this week, while the Western Cape…

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Market Report Week 39 – 2021

The last big shipment to Europe was loaded last week (week 38) to meet the European duty deadline on 15 October and the last conventional vessel was loaded for the…

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