Market Report Week 12 – 2024

Update on the market in the GCC countries.  The Middle East market is under tremendous pressure to clear containers from Dammam port in Saudi Arabia due to port congestion, causing…

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Market Report Week 11 – 2024

Update on the market in the GCC countries.  The overall market did not perform as well as expected for Ramadan, and this is due to the buying power that is…

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Market Report Week 10 – 2024

Update on the market in the GCC countries.  The market sales and price levels have picked up during this week for Pre-Ramadan sales except for Bananas and Grapes that are…

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Market Report Week 9 – 2024

Update on the market in the GCC countries.  The overall market has been sluggish, and the expectation is that the market will hopefully pick up towards the end of this…

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Market Report Week 8 – 2024

Update on the market in the GCC countries.  Continued high demand for new season Apples, Pears, and Grapes from South Africa for pre-Ramadan sales and for Ramadan (10 March 2024).…

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Market Report Week 7 – 2024

Update on the market in the GCC countries.  Continued high demand for new season Apples, Pears, and Grapes from South Africa for pre-Ramadan sales and for Ramadan (10 March 2024).…

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Market Report Week 6 – 2024

Update on the market in the GCC countries.  Continued high demand for new season Apples, Pears, and Grapes from South Africa for pre-Ramadan sales and for Ramadan (10 March 2024).…

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Market Report Week 5 – 2024

Update on the market in the GCC countries  There is a higher demand for new season Apples, Pears, and Grapes from South Africa for pre-Ramadan sales. Ramadan is expected to…

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Market Report Week 4 – 2024

Cape Town port in South Africa  Delayed operations in Cape Town port is contributing to congestion and vessels that have not yet sailed out of Cape Town. A bottleneck is…

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Market Report Week 3 – 2024

Update on the market in the GCC countries  There is a lot of uncertainty in the market due to the ongoing problems in Red Sea, and this is affecting the…

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