Indicators March 2003 : banana, avocado, orange, grapefruit, easy peelers, mango West African season

CIRAD-FLHOR-ARF - FRA. 2003. Indicators March 2003 : banana, avocado, orange, grapefruit, easy peelers, mango West African season. Fruitrop (English ed.) (101) : 10-17.

Résumé : Banana: Although better than in February, performance remained mediocre. Average prices and the volumes sold were down on the average for the third month running. Supplies were substantially up on previous years while retail business-although better than last year-was mediocre in comparison with the other years. Avocado: The average price continued to peak in spite of a much more sustained level of supply. However, this excellent overall performance masks a distinct market degradation for green varieties during the second half of the month as a result of very abundant supplies from Kenya with unbalanced grading and frequently imperfect quality. Orange: Performance was satisfactory in spite of a decrease in comparison with an excellent 2002. Indeed, the quantities sold have been average but prices are rising markedly. The abundance of supplies of Lane late slowed the progress of the Spanish Valencia season. The Maroc late season started late. Grapefruit: Performance was satisfactory. The volumes sold were smaller than in previous years but prices were markedly higher for the third month running. Indeed, the confirmation of an early end of the Florida season led to a rise in price for fruits from this origin and then from competing origins. Easy peelers: After starting and continuing remarkably, performance was poor at the end of the season. Spain shipped particularly large quantities of ortaniques and Fortuna, some batches of which displayed quality problems. Furthermore, demand switched rapidly to spring produce and so prices had to be adjusted significantly. Mango West African season: March seems to mark the end of a difficult mango marketing period. Demand has been hesitant and prices fairly low since the beginning of February. The results of the Peruvian export season that dominated the two months concerned will certainly show this, in spite of more dynamic performance in January. The junction with West African origins promises to be difficult because of uncertainty concerning Côte d'Ivoire's export possibilities and capacity.

Classification Agris : E72 - Commerce intérieur

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/513940/)

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