UK citrus market buoyant at the moment
Prices are also better than last year when they were around the £2-3 mark. Maja said this could be due to less from Spain and also the fact that Egypt sends a lot to Russia.
Sizes 40-56 seem to be common right now, and there is more demand for those than for bigger sizes.
"The Egyptian season should run until the beginning of May. There are also some Star Ruby grapefruit on the market just now from Egypt," said Maja.
Jacana's customers, are mainly caterers and wholesalers with some retailers, "Customers who buy for juicing seem to prefer sizes 88-90-100 as they fit in the machines, while for presentation sizes 48-56 are more popular as they look better
and the sizes 72-80 is what retailers want."
For more information:
Maja Jerkovic
Jacana Produce
maja.jerkovic@jacanaproduce.com