FruitTrop Magazine n°239
March 2016 edition: mango close-up, apples and pears, Tunisian dates, Israeli dates.
- Publication date : 5/04/2016
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Early January brought a tight situation on the pineapple market, with poor quality stored batches complicating the marketing of incoming fruits. The market conditions gradually improved as the stored batches were used up. From the beginning of the second half of January the fall in the supply, from Costa Rica or Africa, boosted the improvements to sales and stocks, so that the market was on the up in early February. Sales were fairly quiet in the first half-month, especially because of the Fruit Logistica show in Berlin occupying the operators. However, the start of the winter school holidays across Europe resulted in a slump in demand. Fortunately, the fall in the supply which began in late January continued throughout February. Although lukewarm, demand nonetheless remained greater than the volumes on the market. This led to rates strengthening and to fluid sales throughout the month. And although the market seemed a bit slower at the end of the month, the level of rates remained stable, with the overall Sweet supply still less than demand.
On the air-freight market, the overall supply constantly declined, affected by various factors. In January, demand, which was rather lively, struggled to procure supplies on the markets. There were several factors significantly depressing the supply: MRL problems out of Benin and freight availability problems in Cameroon, increasingly high freight costs in Ghana. The supply available sold rather well, at fairly strong rates. The situation was less rosy in February. The staggering of the school holidays over several weeks curbed demand, and sales were less active. With the exception of Côte d’Ivoire, all the sources saw falling volumes, especially Cameroon with the closure of Douala airport. Despite the listlessness of the market, rates remained stable, with the overall supply not excessive. At the end of the month, activity was even quieter and several operators had to optimise their stock management, with some quality concerns apparent. From the beginning of the year, the Sugarloaf supply was smaller, which helped this market remain fluid, with decent price levels.
In January, the Victoria market was less active. It saw a decrease in supply, especially from Reunion, which gradually adapted to the less lively post-holiday demand. Conversely, prices saw a rise since the volumes available could not fully satisfy customer demand. In February, the fall in the overall Victoria supply intensified. At the beginning of the month, this resulted in Reunion fruit being better valued. But at the end of the month, the arrival of small fruits onto the market caused the rate range to widen.
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