The avocado market remains sky-high. “We are out of green avocados, and there is a shortage. They cannot touch the ground, and we can only barely fulfil our programmes. Prices are increasing to 13 euros for green avocados, and the market for Hass avocados is also good,” says Ate Kalsbeek of Dutch sales office Halls. He also predicts a good market for the coming weeks. “Total volumes are not larger than last year, and consumption has been growing faster than production for a number of years already, which explains the tight market to a large extent.”
“Especially demand for ready-to-eat show an increase, because we are purely focusing on constantly delivering quality. We will not make concessions to this. We will receive avocados from South Africa until the beginning of October. Furthermore, we have supply from Peru, but that is not excessively high. The first arrivals from Tanzania and Kenya are on their way. Until November we expect weekly arrivals from our Kenyan partner Kakuzi, the largest cultivator in all of Africa who supplies constant quality.”
“The market is also not being flooded with mangoes,” Kalsbeek continues. “Supply mostly comes from the Dominican Republic and Senegal, or it is flown in from Brazil. We are waiting for the first arrivals from Senegal from our good shipping agents. Demand for mangoes is also good. Prices are strongly dependent on quality, but good mangoes are being sold for 8 euros.”