Brazil is continuing to ship ginger to the U.S. though it's expected that there are only about five to six weeks left to its season. "We still have about 20 percent of our total production from growers. The growers overall had about 25 percent more ginger this season," says Apanatche Bark of Pommer Fresh Foods. "However, there's still good quality ginger available."
It's expected there are only about five to six weeks left in the Brazilian ginger season.
This year's growing season for ginger in Brazil was a better one, which helped shippers such as Pommer to recover the market it lost in the past two challenging years. "The quality was way better and there was more volume in the season. I expect there to be an increase overall of 60 percent in export volume to the U.S. and an increase of about 70 percent more in export volume to Europe," says Bark.
Concerns about availability
In turn, with good demand, that's made for a stronger market that's continuing to strengthen. "The demand is also good for ginger and it will increase not only because of the colder weather but also because of the lack of offer," Bark says, adding that Pommer was recently at major international trade shows such as Fruit Attraction in Madrid and the Global Produce & Floral Show in the U.S. It was there where it heard feedback from customers about how there's been good quality ginger this year, though there are concerns ahead about availability as the season moves towards its end.
The team from Pommer Fresh Foods.
Along with Brazil, Peru is still shipping ginger to the U.S. and will continue to do so until January. Costa Rica will start soon with its young ginger and China also continues to ship product. New crop ginger from China will begin in January.
For more information:
Apanatche Bark
Pommer Comercio Internacional Ltda
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Frederico Stuhr
Pommer Comercio Internacional Ltda
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www.pommerfreshfoods.com