Nowadays, the places of origin of avocados, like Mexico and Chile, are all experiencing a gap between two harvesting seasons. The supply of avocados on the Chinese market is in general rather low and brought about that the price for a bag of 6kg of avocados in the Shanghai market stabilized on the same 44 EUR (330 RMB) as four weeks ago. The new goods arrived on Thursday. Yet, the prices all went down by 1.33-2.68 EUR (10-20 RMB). However, the price of a bag of 6kg of Mexican avocados (containing 30 pieces) remains between 41-44 EUR (310-330 RMB), and a bag of 4kg (with 20 pieces) of Chilean avocados is set at 22-29 EUR (210-220 RMB). Sales are going smoothly.
Mexican avocados
The Israelian grapefruit finds itself in similar circumstances. Because the supply in the northern hemisphere has been gradually reducing, and South-African grapefruit has not yet entered the season for harvest and packing, the suply of these places of origin is lower tha the demand. Consequently, a chest of Israelian grapefruit, holding 40 pieces (18kg in total) that arrived last Tuesday had an opening price of 36 EUR (270 RMB) and was sold out very quickly. In comparison, Israelian tangerines have never met such a favorable market opportunity. Boxes of 10kg stand at 27 EUR (200 RMB) and are sold off easily as well.
Israelian grapefruit
Israelian tangerines
In the market for apples, attention must be given to the Chilean Gala that opened the season. In the past two weeks the amount of goods in the Chinese market has reduced, but because a supply of New-Zealandian applies that riped earlier than expected arrived, and because the American and French apples are still being sold, the enthusiasm of customers is not very high. Although first class fruits open at a price of 33 EUR (250 RMB), special class fruits opened at 36 EUR (270 RMB) (1130 pieces in a standardized 18kg box), the selling process has been very slow. In comparison, New Zealandian apples rely on an advantage in taste to occupy a position in the high-end apple market. The variety that was ripe early, Breeze apples, had an opening price of 56 EUR (420 RMB) (a box of 18kg with 80 pieces), the price for the traditional high-end Queen apples also remained between 52-53 EUR(390-400 RMB) (a box of 18 kg with 90 pieces). The selling process of these boxes went rather smoothly.
Chilean Gala
At the same time, the first batch of ANGELINO started being sold as soon it arrived on the Shanghai market. A box of 9kg with 48 pieces has a standard price of approximately 23 EUR (170 RMB). Sales go well. Under that influence, sales of the Chilean PINK DEHIGHT have somewhat slowed down in comparison to last week, but the rice still remains at around 27 EUR (200 RMB) (48 pieces).
Another new product coming from Chile, nectarines, has performed well in this week's market. Although this is the first time they entered China, they are already loved in the market. This is because they have an excellent taste and because the nectarine season is coming to its end. On March 23rd the Chilean Chamber of Commerce in China organized a event in Beijing to promote the Chilean nectarines and avocados. The responsible, Jin Long, for the Chinese subsidiary of the largest Chilean nectarine exporting company, Gesex, explains: although Chile officially started exporting nectarines to China last year, the nectarines will only arrive in China at the end of this season because procedures will only finish in Spring. The main varieties are the Arctic snow with with pulp and the August Red with yellow pulp. The new season will start in October-November this year and will fill in the lacking supply in the Chinese market.
Chilean nectarines