According to different sector parties, the donut peach is currently the most difficult stone fruit variety to sell. “There is still a lot of pressure on the supply of AA, A, and even B calibers. These large calibers are selling very well, but the smaller sizes are doing badly. Producers are being paid nearly 45 cents per kilo in the field and around 75 cents in the warehouse,” stated Javier Traín from Agrotraín.
"Since labor is scarce, producers in general have thinned out their crops a bit late and that has led to more small sizes. But it seems that the market could be cleared this week because Murcia is expected to end its donut peach season, which would decrease the supply that is currently available, favoring the fruit from Aragon."
This is especially good for the fruit of Agrotraín, which traditionally comes on the market a little later and does not coincide – although it happened this year – with that of earlier areas such as Murcia. "We supply donut peaches from mid-July to the beginning of October. We sell most of the large sizes in the domestic market and we export the medium sizes to France and Germany. We also export to Poland and the Baltic countries, although in those markets there are a lot of volumes coming from Eastern Europe."
"Spain used to grow about 95% of the donut peaches for the European market, but more and more is being planted in countries like Greece, and also further east, in Turkey and Azerbaijan. Large quantities of fruit are now coming onto the market from there, from plots that were planted about 4 or 5 years ago. It is especially noticeable in Poland, where traders tell us that the donut peaches, especially from Turkey, are arriving at dump prices."
“It's a factor that we will have to start taking into account in the world of donut peaches."
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