Market Report Week 15 – 2024

Update on the market in the GCC countries.  The Middle East ended Ramadan on 9 April 2024 followed by Eid celebrations from 10 April and will continue for the next…

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Market Report Week 14 – 2024

In general   Cape Town port is expected to be windbound for most part of this weekend. This will affect the loading of containers for the next two days and…

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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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