In W21 in the apple landscape, it was reported that in China, the price of imported apples decreased by 10-15% WoW due to high supply in the market. In W21, apple sales in China dropped from WoW as apple sales were high in W20 due to Mother's Day. In Taiwan, the Kaohsiung Branch of the Anti-Inspection Bureau of the Council of Agriculture from South Africa detected 1 Lepidoptera larvae in the two batches of imported South African apples. It was identified as a coddling moth pest and must be returned or destroyed immediately. The Inspection Bureau notified South Africa to suspend the export of Pingguo to Taiwan and strengthen the import quarantine of apples from South Africa.
New Zealand's 2022/23 apple crop has been reduced due to Cyclone Gabrielle, which caused thousands of acres to be washed away by flooding or buried in silt. The harvested area has decreased from 10.3Kha in 2022 to 8.9Kha in 2023, with Hawke's Bay and Gisborne suffering the most. The retail price range for US apples as of May 29, 2023, was between USD 2/kg and USD 8/kg or USD 0.91/lb and USD 3.63/lb. In 2023, the approximate wholesale price range is between USD 1.4 and USD 5.6/kg or USD 0.63/kg and USD 2.54/lb.
The wholesale prices of apples in Ukraine are more than twice as high as in 2022. The average increase in wholesale prices compared to the same date in 2022 was 149%. Ukrainian farmers were forced to sell apples from storage due to the Russian Federation's "heroic" struggle with Ukrainian transformers. However, those gardeners who decided to keep the apples until May 2023 were able to make good money due to the victory of the Ukrainian transformers. In Q1 2023, Azerbaijan exported 22.24 KT of fresh apples worth USD 14.304M tons, a 96% rise in value and a two-fold increase in supply. The export of fresh apples to Russia increased by 97% in 3 months, with a total value of USD 13.751M and a total volume of 21.023KT. South African apple production is expected to decrease by 4% in 2022/23 to 24,950ha with no new planting, representing a drop of 1.15M MT.