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South African Fuerte avocado prices should be 20% higher

Fresh Avocado
South Africa
Published May 3, 2022

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Due to the many national holidays in South Africa, the number of avocados in municipal markets is lower, while the recent cool and rainy weather is dampening demand for avocados (and fruit in general). The Johannesburg market currently has about 10,000 cartons of avocados, compared to 40,000 cartons two weeks ago, an avocado trader from the Johannesburg market said.

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“Given the numbers on the market now, Fuerte prices should actually be 20% higher, but demand is weak. April has traditionally been a tough month for household finances,” he notes. The avocado price shows a slight upward trend. This is reported by a fresh produce market analyst from AMT Trends. Avocados (class I) are currently traded on the municipal market for €0.90 per kilo. The supply of Pinkerton avocados is currently limited. "Normally the Hass season is already in full swing at this time, but we haven't seen any significant numbers yet. It seems that there are more Fuerte avocados coming from Lowveld than in previous years. This may be due to the lower However, I expect the supply of Hass avocados from Lowveld to increase from next week." Clear traces of hail damage He says that the quality of avocados from Nelspruit and Hazyview is lower than last year. "We see a lot of class II fruit due to hail damage. About 30% of the fruit we currently receive shows traces of hail ...
Source: AGF
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