Supplies of ginger are tightening up. “The Brazilian season is almost over. There are still some people shipping by air or still putting it on boats,” says Frederico Stuhr of Pommer Fresh Foods. “Brazil is ending earlier this year. Most people lost money last season by shipping too late--there were then concerns with quality so that is why they’re finishing earlier.”
Brazilian ginger is ending earlier this year.
Along with Brazil, other regions shipping ginger include Peru (which is also having challenges with political unrest), Honduras, Costa Rica and China. “China is also up and down. They’re a little short right now as well and that’s affecting the market too,” says Stuhr.
Meanwhile, demand is strengthening, though much of that depends on supply from China. If it isn’t shipping enough, those looking to source ginger will turn to those other regions. “Brazil has a specific market so when you see people who don’t usually handle Brazilian ginger come to us to buy, that means something is happening on the other side,” says Stuhr, noting strengthening pricing indicates that strong demand.
Demand is strengthening for ginger, though much of that depends on supply from China.
Growing consumption
Ginger generally has also seen growth in demand and saw a particular bump in the peak pandemic years when consumers were increasingly interested in eating healthily. “Demand is in a positive trend right now but I don’t think there’s room for it to go higher,” says Stuhr. “It’s going to be a good market for at least a month or so.”
Come May/June however when the Brazilian season starts again, the industry will see some constriction overall. “It’s going to be a year with less ginger to offer because we’ve heard from our Peruvian exporters and from Chinese growers that they’ve all reduced production and the same thing has happened in Brazil,” says Stuhr. “It’s going to be a competitive market which is better to work in than a low market. Hopefully, it will be a good year to work because the last season was a loss for almost every shipper.”
The 24,000 sq. ft. facility in Brazil will handle ginger and processed ginger products.
To help feed the demand, Pommer will have ready its new 24,000 sq. Ft HACCP GlobalG.A.P.-certified facility in Brazil to handle ginger and processed ginger products. It will introduce new processed products such as ginger powder, oils, pickled ginger, dehydrated ginger, candied ginger and more. “We can save so much of what we waste when we are preparing ginger for export. We lose about 15-20 percent so we’re going to be able to turn all of this into something we can sell,” says Stuhr.
For more information:
Frederico Stuhr
Pommer Comercio Internacional Ltda
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www.pommerfreshfoods.com