Market Report Week 29 – 2022

Market trends show that this has been a difficult season for the Middle East market with a slow sales rate for most commodities. The only commodity that has remained stable…

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Market Report Week 28 – 2022

An increase in market price levels for all oranges and mandarins including Valencias from Egypt can be contributed to Hajj sales.  In Saudi Arabia, there was also a slight increase…

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Market Report Week 27 – 2022

Hajj in Saudi Arabia started on the 07th of July and will continue until the 12th of July. Increase in market price levels for all oranges, mandarins, and lemons for…

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Market Report Week 26 – 2022

Hajj in Saudi Arabia will start in less than a week and will be celebrated from 07 July – 12 July. Market trends have shown an increase in price levels…

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Market Report Week 25 – 2022

The market is not optimistic about taking the early Turkey variety valencias from South Africa, while there is still a lot of Egyptian valencias in the market. There are also…

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Market Report Week 24 – 2022

The GCC countries have a local supply of stone fruit and grapes from Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia at low prices and these commodities should be available in the…

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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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