The supply of organic lemons is limited at the moment. Becauseof the citrus cancer presence, Argentina can no longer supply organic products. TheSouth-African organic lemons were taken by the citrus black spot. “Fortunately,we have been working together with Chilean citrus growers for some years, sonevertheless we have the possibility of offering an alternative,” says Pieterde Keijzer of Eosta.
Organiclemons from Chile
Extreme pricing
“TheChilean organic lemon season started last week and will continue until theTurkish season which starts in September. The volumes from Chile are better thanlast year, even though the overall volumes have decreased because South-Africadropped out. This results in high prices at the start of the season, thedemand, however, does not fall short. We have to do our very best to fill thegaps.”
Fukumoto-naveloranges from Chile
Organic oranges are being supplied fromSouth-Africa. “We started two weeks ago with navel oranges and Valenciaoranges. The market is not large yet, partly because of the presence of latefruit from Greece and Italy on the market. These are mainly juicing oranges,however, for regular oranges there are enough possibilities. The orangesare a bit lighter in colour, because of the heat in the Eastern Cape. This doesnot apply to the Valencia oranges from the Northern Cape,” says Pieter. Thisyear Eosta starts with a trial, oranges from Chile. “This is the first time andwe will see how this works out. Let’s see if we can expand the supply fromChile next year.”
StarRuby-grapefruit from South-Africa
Scandinavia is driving force, theNetherlands lag behind
The demand fororganic citrus fruit is, like the current market, great. “Less grapefruit isavailable, resulting in higher prices. Furthermore, we have begun supplyingtangerines from South-Africa and its season is going well. Mainly inScandinavia is the organic soft citrus fruit a booming business. The organicfruit market is growing in Austria and Germany, and in Belgium the business isgood as well. The Netherlands lag behind as usual, apparently the Dutchconsumer is more concerned about money than customers in neighbouringcountries,” concludes Pieter.
For more information:
Pieter de Keijzer
Eosta
Tel: +31 180 635500
pieter@eosta.com
www.eosta.com