Fruit for Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival has mixed performance

Fruits

China

Market & Price Trends

Published Oct 3, 2023

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During the Mid-Autumn Festival, fruit sales experienced mixed results. Durians, Xinjiang plums, and domestic apples had slow sales initially but saw an increase in prices and sales two days before the holiday. Soft-seeded pomegranates and Qiuyue pears had stable prices but were lower than previous years. Imported apples had better sales last week but slowed down this week, while domestic apples saw improved sales in the two days before the holiday. The price of blueberries and avocados fluctuated, with blueberries experiencing a decrease in price and avocados seeing a sharp increase in price. Imported durians had better sales and increased their prices. Australian mandarins and Xinjiang plums saw an increase in sales. Overall, imported apples and tangerines were the most popular choices among consumers.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival, an East Asian celebration, took place last Friday. The past two weeks have been the peak period for fruit purchases, and the various 'festival fruits' performed mixed. Durians, Xinjiang plums and some domestic apples performed poorly last week and the first half of this week, but prices rose two days before the holiday and sales increased rapidly. The prices of fruits such as soft-seeded pomegranates and Qiuyue pears are relatively stable, but lower than the same period in previous years. Imported and domestic apples The holidays are good for apple sales. Many traders said that everything went smoothly and that prices increased, but in general the apples were cheaper than in the same period last year. The difference is that it is understood that sales of imported apples were better last week and sales have slowed this week. The initial daily price fell a day or two before the holiday, while some traders who sell domestic apples said that sales in the past ...

Source: AGF