In General

Overall, the market for imported fruit remains slow, although demand for apples has increased, particularly for the Royal Gala variety.

This is typically a quieter period of the season due to the school holidays, with many local residents traveling abroad, and reduced market demand continues to be driven by consumers shifting towards more competitively priced locally produced fruit from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt.

Ongoing disruptions in the Red Sea have created delays for cargo destined for Jeddah Port.

• 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. Lemon arrivals with quality issues are being sold at very low levels.

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

Old season Kiwifruit continues to arrive from Iran via Turkey.

India

Consumption slows

Consumption on imported products are slowing down and the consumer is squeezed with higher costs on Petrol and gas. SA novas are struggling to move in a market over supplied with Chinese late mandarins.

Bangladesh

Citrus update

Citrus market currently struggling with a high volume of oranges enroute.