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The fruit and vegetable production estimates indicate widespread declines Product Trends
Citrus decline up to 20%, stone fruit (-6%), apples (25%) and pears (-28%). Products expected to increase Cherry (+43%), tomatoes (+33%), watermelons (+14%), plums (+8%) and onions (+0.1%). Bad data for fruit and vegetables as data compiled 30 September, is being published published by the MARM. Serious decreases in production of pears (-27.6 percent) and apple (25.2 percent) will reach 404.1 million tons and 469.5 of respectively. The forecasts also indicate breaks in the productions of the three major citrus varieties (orange, -19.5 percent, lemon, tangerine and -14.2 percent, -8.4 percent). To a lesser extent, also lesser apricots (6.1 percent), peaches (-5.6 percent) and bananas (-5.3 percent). Positive data are cherries (+43 percent), tomatoes (+33.4 percent), watermelons (+14.5 percent), plums (+8.4 percent) and onions grain (+0.1 percent) TUESDAY 8 is most of Spain closed due to national holiday
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Broccoli:
Iceberg:
prices go up and less quantities due to cold weather. The quality is very good.
The quality is perfect and prices are still too low. However this situation is just about to change within a week or so. We avised several times that there would be a gap in the 2 most busy weeks of the year week 51 and 52 and now there is a press release from the growers organisation apologizing that they will be in no way able to meet the coming demand of iceberg lettuce
Clementines: This week we have Heard from exportes that the markets has slowed considerably down, but even with this and the inminent christmas period we dont expect for the prices to go down, at least not more than very few cents per kg. Nontheless there is absolutely no panic amongst growers and exporters for the simple reason that in case the don’t get the expected Christmas sales there are still very few kgs available so it should be no problem to have these sold in January.
Kaki : There are still being loaded persimon from Valencia, and in particular to germany, and this means that many exporters haven’t changed to Sharon yet, but from next week its expected that 80% will be Sharon.
Corn: Lemon: An excellent season has finished Cucumbers: When the weather conditions are perfect a cucumber grows 5 cm and app 100 grams per day. When its too hot the growing is speeded up and when it gets cold it can almost paralyze the growing and the latter is what has happened this week. From 0,22 € pr kg on auctions Monday to 0,70€ Thursday is what prices has increased. This a tendency that seem to be permanent for the coming months. Exporters expect Janurary and Februrary to be with very few cucumbers and very high prices....
The growers are impossible to negotiate with. They demand high prices knowing that the demand will increase sooner or later. For now the Turkish Lamas season has started and when it ends in march there will be a serious lack of lemons and only Spain will have lemons when that time comes. For now the prices remain steady with strong tendency they will increase. Large sizes are very limited and we suggest you are out in good time to secure the goods for Christmas, if you want Spanish lemons, to be sure of supply Little gem: Cheap and good quality
Egg Plants: Oranges: With the cold comes the increase in prices and problems with cold damages of the egg plants. These cold damages are difficult to avoid as it cannot be spotted in departure.
Generally the prices are lowering although nothing espectacular, mainly because there is 50% less navelinas than normally. The quotations for Salutiana remain high.
Figs: Very very few kgs available
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Peppers:
Tomatoes:
Panic amongst growers is a mild statement. For at least 20 years Almeria hasn’t experienced so many capsicums as what is coming in now. The offer is far superior to demand and since season began now once has cost of production for growers been reached with the low prices. There is a serious fear that the sector will collaps on of these days and that massive demonstrations and strikes will hit Almeria they even talk aboput declaring the sector in Bankruptcy. What the growers has so many difficulties in understanding is why they have to be paid so little when prices in the retail outlets remain the same. Another problem is the Ramiro. Until last year only very few growers did this variety and they obtained very good prices due to strong demand and limited offer. Then with the good expectations much more growers planted and now the offer suddenly exceed the demand and the disappointment is enormous due to the very high expectations.
Many tomatoes in the warehouses in Andalucia. The prices are very low and the produce is of very good quality. All sizes and varieties are available and new exciting presentations such as 1 layered 60x40 are being marketed in the hope of increasing the sales. All the special tomatoes are available as well and with low prices. Rosa, Cherry, Plum cherry, Kumato, Topmato, kopmato, Kumato, Cherry Kumato, San Marzano etc. Next week could be a good week to plan promotion of biologic cherry tomato and round tomato. Too many kg are coming in and prices are more than negotiable.
Rasperries:
Xanadu salad: Super sweet and increasing demand week after week Zucchini: Quantities are low, a 40% decline in harvest, because of low night temperatures this week. Prices should go up. Very nice yellow zucchini and exciting 10x500 flow with 2 or 3 piezes.
This coming week there will be some less availability as we have passed the peak of production. Its expected that in two weeks the variety Glen Lyon will peak in production as well. Romane salad: Rising demand. The quality is good and the prices are steady Strawberries: The prognosis remain the same as last week. In approximately 15 days we should have volume of the variety Splendor and the serious quantites of the early varieties will come the second and third week of January. Its expected this year that there will be a good offer of the early varieties but the December weather can still change a lot, as it did last year with the sudden frost.
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