In General

Overall, the market remains slow for most imported fruit, except for oranges, which continue to perform well due to limited availability. The slower market conditions are largely driven by consumers shifting towards lower-priced locally produced fruit from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt. Demand has also been impacted by the reduced number of local residents in the country during the school holiday period, as many are away on vacation.

• Citrus
• Pome
• Grape, Stone & Kiwi Fruit
• India & Bangladesh
• PPECB Statistics

Lemons

Lemon supplies continued to increase as additional Southern Hemisphere shipments arrived across Middle East markets. The higher availability maintained downward pressure on prices, and the overall lemon market remained under pressure.

Oranges

Egyptian Valencia oranges remained the dominant origin. South African Navel oranges continued to strengthen their market presence, supported by generally good fruit quality.

Grapes           

Limited volumes of Egyptian grapes continued to be available, with prices remaining at low levels due to subdued market demand.

Stone Fruit

Plums
Limited volumes of Egyptian plums remained available throughout the week, with prices trading at stable average levels.

Kiwi

Kiwifruit continues to arrive from Iran via Turkey, with overall quality remaining good.

India

Slow sales

Sales of imported fruit seems to have slowed as the consumers in India come more under financial pressure due to higher cost of living caused by higher gas and oil prices. Apple and pears are still moving through the chain. Citrus from SA is still stuck in cold stores as importers try and clean up the last Chinese and Egyptian citrus.

Bangladesh

Under water

Bangladesh are slowly recovering from the floods that have occurred recently. This has resulted in a slow market on all fruit except apples which are still high in demand. Currently South Africa are the only supply of apples but China should start at the end of the month.