Market Report Week 21 – 2023

The Middle East market remains under pressure on lemons due to the oversupply on volume from South Africa. Positive market trend for navels and soft citrus due to Morocco and…

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Market Report Week 20 – 2023

Continued downward trend on price levels on both lemons and Star Ruby grapefruit from South Africa due to higher volumes that have been sent to the market. However, the market…

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Market Report Week 19 – 2023

Slow movement and sales on citrus and pome fruit, however Mandarins from South Africa and Nadorcotts from Morocco are currently doing well. There is a higher demand in Saudi Arabia…

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Market Report Week 18 – 2023

Price levels have drastically fallen on both lemons and Star ruby grapefruit from South Africa and can be contribute to higher volumes exported from South Africa and the re-export of…

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Market Report Week 17 – 2023

Overall decrease in demand and sales on all commodities after Eid.  However, fruits from other countries will now compete in the market with local supply on commodities such as stone…

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Market Report Week 16 – 2023

Overall increase in demand for pre-Eid sales.  However, there was a drop in price levels for South African lemons, while price levels increased for pears from South Africa and Red…

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Market Report Week 15 – 2023

Overall increase in demand and sales with increased price levels for Royal Gala apples. Less demand for pears from South Africa as the market is slow. The demand and price…

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Market Report Week 13 – 2023

Positive market trends and overall increase in demand and sales with increased price levels for the first week of Ramadan on most commodities. 1.00 USD = 3.67 AED (Emirate Dirham)1.00…

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Market Report Week 12 – 2023

The Holy month of Ramadan started on the evening of the 22nd of March in the Middle East. There has been an overall increase in demand and sales with increased…

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Market Report Week 11 – 2023

There has been a slight increase in the demand for South Africa lemons, however not at higher price levels.  The GCC countries are still supplied with apples from the Northern…

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