Nov 7, 2022
W44: Weekly Orange Update — Tridge
China
South African Citrus Prices Continue to Rise
In the Chinese fruit wholesale market, there are a few varieties or quantities of imported fruit this week, and the market performance is relatively calm. In addition to the recent pandemic, product flow and market sales have decreased accordingly. The supply of South African citrus continues to fall, causing prices to rise. The price of South African oranges rose slightly more than that of grapefruit this week. According to the trader, oranges that were previously priced at €22 per carton are now priced at over €27 and the increase varies by brand.
Vietnam
Ham Yen Prepares for the Orange Harvest Season
Currently, Ham Yen district has nearly 6,200 hectares of oranges of all kinds, the area for products is nearly 5,700 hectares. Orange production is estimated at nearly 75,000 tons. Comrade Do Van Hoa, Vice Chairman of Ham Yen District People’s Committee, said that, accompanying people to consume all the output, stabilise prices and maintain the brand of Ham Yen crockery, the District People’s Committee has been actively contacting and coordinating with other sectors to develop plans for orange consumption. The district focuses on maintaining and developing potential markets: with green oranges (from November to December 2022) focusing on the markets of the Central, Southern, and Central Highlands provinces; and ripe orange products (from January to February 2023) are mainly consumed in the northern provinces and some central provinces and the Central Highlands.
Poland
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Sales in the Polish Wholesale Market Slightly Increased in W43
The wholesale market sales for fresh fruit and vegetables in Poland noticed a slight uptick in terms of sales movement in W43. As of October 30, South African oranges prices in the Bronisze Wholesale market were about USD 17.94/15kg box.
Egypt
Fruit Prices in the Transit Market
Fruit prices in the transit market witnessed on Sunday, November 6, 2022, a state of stability in prices for most types of fruits. The “Akhbar Al-Youm portal” publishes prices, and 3–5 pounds are added to the price per kilo in retail. Summer oranges ranged from 4 to 7 pounds. Baladi oranges ranged from 3 to 4.5 pounds. On November 5th, the prices for Abusara oranges ranged from 3.5 to 6.5 pounds.
Chile
Fruits from Chile had an outstanding participation in The Global Produce & Floral Show, which took place in Orlando, USA, last week, and which was also the first face-to-face fair organized by IFPA (International Fresh Produce Association). Our country had a large pavilion, which was very popular with importers, buyers and retailers, who were able to hold business meetings with the representatives of the exporting companies present at the event. The president of ASOEX commented that the main fruits exported in 2021–2022, to the US market, were table grapes with 38% of the total volume shipped, mandarins (14.3%), oranges (10.8%), blueberries (6.8%), apples (6.5%) and clementines (5.2%).
Brazil
Roads Stopped: Orange Harvest Are Suspended in Brazil
The stoppages on highways throughout Brazil continue to occur and are beginning to impact the production of some foods. According to information confirmed by CitrusBR, some juice factories have already paralyzed activities. The scenario is being monitored by the sector, but the first information is that production has stopped because some truck drivers do not want to enter the roads at this time. In addition, harvests have been suspended and there is also some volume, not yet accounted for, of fruit that could spoil if the release takes too long. Notícias Agrícolas continues to follow the demonstrations.
According to updated figures from the Federal Highway Police, the number of demonstration points — between blocks and interdictions — dropped from 267, from the moment of a press conference in the late morning of this Tuesday (1), to 225 in the middle of the afternoon. Also according to the PRF, 339 demonstrations were undone at the same time. During the press conference, representatives of the PRF stated that a crisis office was set up from the first points of stoppage — the first being registered in Mato Grosso, still on Sunday night (30) — for the definition of protocols for the actions in the quest to return to normality. In addition, they also reported that the institution increased its staff by 400%.
Originally published at https://www.tridge.com on November 7, 2022.
