In April, the overall Sweet supply was limited, from both Africa and Latin America. Some quality concerns contributed to the fall in African volumes, while the already lean Costa Rica volumes were in heavy demand from the processing industry, thereby reducing availability on the fresh market. The long-planned promotions therefore really struggled to get going, giving rise to some speculative sales. Outside of these operations, demand was rather quiet. However, rates remained fairly high since the supply was much less than demand.
The air-freight pineapple market remained well under-supplied, with the ongoing MRL inspections affecting fruit availability. Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire remained the only sources with decent volumes regularly available. The Beninese supply exhibited increasingly green coloration (Cayenne and Sugarloaf), which did not go down well with purchasers, despite the good taste quality (especially Sugarloaf). The MRL analysis results on the Beninese pineapples, still very mixed, contributed to putting the purchasers off this source a little more. Demand, affected by the school holidays, was low, though rates remained fairly stable overall. Sugarloaf price ranges remained roughly the same, at between 1.90 and 2.10 euros/kg.
The Victoria market was quiet. At the beginning of the month, with demand losing interest, the operators at times had to lower their prices a bit to retain fluidity. Some switched to the Mauritian supply to offset the shortage of fruit from Reunion.
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