Online shopping is expected to continue to be at a high level worldwide as consumers change their buying patterns in light of the worldwide pandemic.

The GCC countries remain under pressure with most commodities moving slowing .

1.00 USD = 3.67 AED (Emirate Dirham)
1.00 USD = 3.75 SAD (Saudi Riyals)
1.00 USD = 84.69 BDT (Bangladeshi Taka)
1.00 USD = 73.14 INR (Indian Rupees)
1.00 USD = 15.17 ZAR (South African Rand)

Citrus 

Very early Lemons from South Africa should start the beginning of February, however volumes in later areas will start towards the end of February.

The GCC countries are already supplied with Lemons from China, Turkey, Egypt and Spain.  This season there is also a lot of lemons from Morocco entering the  market. South African lemons will compete with these countries that are already in the market and especially with high volumes of  lemons already sent from China and good quality.

Market Prices

CountryVarietySelling Price week 50Selling Price week 2
Lebanon Navels (6kg)$4.44 (Kuwait)$3.28 (Kuwait)
Egypt Navels (7kg)$6.57 (Kuwait)$4.43 (Kuwait)
Egypt Navels (7.5kg)$4.00 – $4.53 (Jeddah)$4.00 – $4.53 (Jeddah)
Syria Navels (7kg)$5.75 (Kuwait)$2.46 (Kuwait)
Turkey Navels (9kg)$7.06 (Kuwait)$5.75 (Kuwait)
Lebanon Navels (14kg)$9.04 (Kuwait)$7.39 (Kuwait)
Syria Navels (14kg) $6.57 (Kuwait)
Egypt Navels (15kg)$13.96 (Kuwait)$10.67 (Kuwait)
Egypt Navels$14.71 (Dubai)$8.71 – $8.99 (Dubai)
Spain Navels (15kg)$18.07 (Kuwait)$9.85 (Kuwait)
Spain Navels$14.71 (Dubai)$13.08 (Dubai)
Australia Navels (15kg)$17.71 (Dubai)$10.90 (Dubai)
Australia Navels (18kg)$29.57 (Kuwait)$30.38 (Kuwait)
TurkeyLemons (5kg)$4.11 (Kuwait)$4.60 (Kuwait)
TurkeyLemons (9kg) $8.17 – $8.72 (Dubai)
TurkeyLemons (10kg)$8.21 (Kuwait)$8.21 (Kuwait)
SpainLemons (10kg) $10.90 (Dubai)
RSALemons (15kg)$8.14 (Dubai)$6.81 (Dubai)
RSALemons (15kg)$11.50 (Kuwait)$9.03 (Kuwait)
ChinaLemons (15kg) cnt 100-113 $12.80 – $14.67 (Jeddah)
TurkeyLemons (15kg)$16.35 (Dubai)$13.62 (Dubai)
TurkeyLemons (15kg)$13.14 (Kuwait)$13.14 (Kuwait)
EgyptLemons (15kg)$13.14 (Kuwait)$11.49 (Kuwait)
EgyptLemons (15kg) $12.26 – $14.16 (Dubai)
LebanonValencias (5kg)$6.57 (Kuwait)$3.28 (Kuwait)
EgyptValencias (7.5kg) $8.21 (Kuwait)
ArgentinaValencias (15kg) $22.99 (Kuwait)
EgyptValencias (15kg) cnt 72-100 $5.33 – $12.00 (Jeddah)
EgyptValencias$16.35 (Dubai)$13.62 (Dubai)
LebanonSoft Citrus (5kg) – Nova$2.96 (Kuwait)$4.11 (Kuwait)
SyriaSoft Citrus (5kg) – Nova$4.93 (Kuwait)$3.28 (Kuwait)
EgyptSoft Citrus (8kg)$5.75 (Kuwait)$4.93 (Kuwait)
AustraliaMandarin$14.99 (Dubai)$8.72 (Dubai)
MoroccoMandarin (10kg)$8.00 – $9.33 (Jeddah)$7.47 – $8.53 (Jeddah)
PakistanMandarin $3.81 – $4.09 (Dubai)
TurkeySoft Citrus (10kg)$7.39 (Kuwait)$6.57 (Kuwait)
SpainMandarin (10kg) $9.33 – $10.13 (Jeddah)
TurkeyGrapefruit (7kg)$9.86 (Kuwait)$7.39 (Kuwait)
TurkeyGrapefruit (15kg)$7.63 (Dubai)$8.17 (Dubai)
TurkeyGrapefruit (15kg)$16.43 (Kuwait)$13.14 (Kuwait)

Pome

The packing of the first summer pears from South Africa is 1-2 weeks later depending on the area.

The indicated estimate is that overall pear volumes will be up by 4% this season and Royal Gala apples are expected to be up by 8% this season. The first Royal Gala should be packed around week 6-7 (mid-February).

 

Market Prices

CountryVarietySelling Price week 50Selling Price week 2
GreeceGranny Smith (18kg)$22.92 (Kuwait)$24.63 (Kuwait)
RSAGranny Smith (18kg)$21.10 (Kuwait)$21.35 (Kuwait)
ItalyGranny Smith (18kg)$24.56 (Kuwait)$27.91 (Kuwait)
SerbiaGranny Smith (18kg)$24.56 (Kuwait)$26.27 (Kuwait)
TurkeyGranny Smith (18kg)$22.92 (Kuwait)$22.17 (Kuwait)
FranceGranny Smith (18kg) $24.63 (Kuwait)
FranceGranny Smith (18kg)$22.30- $22.55 (Dubai)$23.00- $23.25 (Dubai)
Italy / FranceGolden Delicious (18kg)$22.30 – $22.55 (Dubai)$23.00- $23.25 (Dubai)
FranceGolden Delicious (18kg) $23.81 (Kuwait)
ItalyGolden Delicious (18kg) $22.99 (Kuwait)
TurkeyRed Delicious (13kg) $14.78 (Kuwait)
USARed Delicious – PR (18kg)  cnt 100-113$29.33 (Jeddah)$28.00 (Jeddah)
USARed Delicious – XF (18kg)  cnt 100-113$26.13 – $26.67 (Jeddah)$23.47 – $24.00 (Jeddah)
USARed Delicious (18kg)$23.74 (Kuwait)$26.27 (Kuwait)
GreeceRed Delicious (18kg) $22.17 (Kuwait)
TurkeyRoyal Gala (13kg) $14.78 (Kuwait)
TurkeyRoyal Gala (18kg)$25.38 (Kuwait)$22.99 (Kuwait)
TurkeyRoyal Gala (18kg)$22.00- $23.25 (Dubai)$21.75- $22.00 (Dubai)
ItalyRoyal Gala (18kg)$28.65 (Kuwait)$26.27 (Kuwait)
Italy / FranceRoyal Gala (18kg)$24.45 – $25.07 (Dubai)$23.00- $23.25 (Dubai)
ItalyRoyal Gala (18kg) cnt 100 – 138$22.13 – $24.00 (Jeddah)$22.67 – $24.80 (Jeddah)
USARoyal Gala (18kg)$29.47 (Kuwait)$29.56 (Kuwait)
UkraineRoyal Gala (18kg) $25.45 (Kuwait)
SpainRoyal Gala (18kg) cnt 100 – 138$22.13 – $23.47 (Jeddah)$22.93 – $24.00 (Jeddah)
SerbiaRoyal Gala (18kg) cnt 100 – 113$23.50 – $23.75 (Dubai)$21.75 – $22.00 (Dubai)
New ZealandRoyal Gala (18kg)$29.47 (Kuwait)$27.91 (Kuwait)
SerbiaRoyal Gala (19kg)$26.20 (Kuwait)$26.27 (Kuwait)
TurkeyPears (4kg)$5.75 (Kuwait)$6.57 (Kuwait)
SpainKoshi Pears (8kg)$14.79 (Kuwait)$13.40 (Kuwait)
USAD’Anjou (10kg)$15.50 – $15.75 (Dubai)$16.30 – $16.55 (Dubai)
ArgentinaPears  (10kg)$13.14 (Kuwait)$14.78 (Kuwait)
RSAVermont Pears  (12kg)$19.07 – $20.65 (Dubai)$22.55 – $22.80 (Dubai)

Grape, Stone & Kiwi Fruit

Grapes
The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) has reduced the crop estimate for the 2021 season after heavy rainfall at the beginning of the year in the key Orange River region.

The SATI expects the country’s intake volumes to be between 61.7 million and 67.1 million cartons down from 65 million and 69.8 million cartons initially indicated.  However, due to South Africa having five key table grape production areas it is expected that these other key areas will make up for the volumes lost.

Even though less grapes from South Africa has been shipped to the Middle East compared to the same period last season, there is a continued downward trend in price levels for white grapes from South Africa in the GCC countries with limited demand. South Africa is competing with Grapes from India that has started to make arrival in the market.

Middle East – decrease of 40% on cumulative volumes shipped to date from compared to 2020 season.

Stone fruit RSA
Next week (week 3) will be a slow packing week on plums and this is contributed to forecasted rain in the area over the week-end followed by high temperatures as well as the tail-end of the fortune variety of Red plums which was already 62% down by the end of week 1 compared to the same period last season. This will result in a gap in supply as the Laeticia variety of Red plums is only expected to be packed 1 week later (week 4) at the end of February/beginning of March.

Peaches to Middle East – decrease of 3%  on cumulative volumes shipped to date compared  to 2020 season.

Nectarines to Middle East – decrease of 38% on cumulative volumes shipped to date compared to 2020 season.

Plums to Middle East – decrease of 45% on cumulative volumes shipped to date compared to 2020 season.

Apricots to Middle East – increase of 137% on cumulative volumes shipped to date compared to 2020 season.

Market Prices

CountryVarietySelling Price week 50Selling Price week 2
ItalyKiwi (2.7kg)$7.35 (Dubai)$5.70 (Dubai)
New ZealandHayward Kiwi (3.5kg)$11.70 (Dubai)$11.70 (Dubai)
ItalyGold Kiwi (3kg)$13.60 (Dubai)$9.50 (Dubai)
IranKiwi (10kg)$8.70 (Dubai)$7.00 (Dubai)
RSAPlums$14.99 (Dubai)$13.60 (Dubai)
RSANectarines (2.5kg)$7.36 – $9.00 (Dubai)$4.63 – $7.00 (Dubai)
RSANectarines (2.7kg)$8.53 (Jeddah)$7.73 (Jeddah)
RSAPeaches (2.5kg)$5.99 – $9.00 (Dubai)$3.27 – $5.00 (Dubai)
RSAPeaches (2.7kg)$8.53 – $9.33 (Jeddah)$7.47 – $8.00 (Jeddah)
RSAApricot$14.99 (Dubai)$8.17 – $10.30 (Dubai)
RSAApricot (5kg)$22.13 (Jeddah)$11.20 – $12.00 (Jeddah)
PeruRed Globe (4.5kg)$15.00 – $15.25 (Dubai)$12.00 – $12.25 (Dubai)
RSATwany Red Seedless$13.35 (Dubai)$8.17 – $9.50 (Dubai)
RSAWhite Grapes$12.27 (Jeddah)$12.00 (Jeddah)
RSAWhite Grapes$13.62 (Dubai)$8.17 – $9.00 (Dubai)
IndiaWhite Grapes$8.99 (Dubai)$8.99 (Dubai)
RSABlack Emperor $11.00 (Dubai)
USAGrapes (8.6kg) $26.00 – $34.25 (Dubai)
SpainPersimmon (2.7kg)$7.20 – $7.47 (Jeddah)$8.53 – $8.80 (Jeddah)

India / Bangladesh

India

No report.

Bangladesh

No report.

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