After apples and pears, New Zealand kiwifruit arrived in the market this week. Chilean peaches and plums are still the best sellers, Thai Monthong durians have arrived and domestic blueberries continue to sell well. Some merchants said that the buyers who came to the market this week were mostly consulting prices, and relatively few made purchases.
New Zealand kiwifruit is on the market in the new season. In addition to the traditional golden fruit with yellow hearts, there is also a new kiwifruit with red hearts that are being promoted. According to the merchants, the red-heart kiwifruit also arrived last year, but the quantity was small. This year, the quantity has increased and, although it is a new product to the market, the sales are now going smoothly.
New Zealand kiwifruit
In April, the output of domestic blueberries increased, and the price was lower than that of last month. However, due to the recent small increase in the volume of fruits in the market, the prices fell slowly. The reason is that, according to merchants, there is a strong demand for domestic blueberries this year, and many distributors directly purchase blueberries in the place of origin. Therefore, even if the output of blueberries increases, the product volume on the fruit market will increase slowly, which makes the price of blueberries in the market drop slowly and the sales are ideal.
Blueberry packaging has traditional boxes and small cups. It is understood that the traditional boxed ones are the most popular because of the higher cost performance. Merchants estimate that the overall price of blueberries will drop more by May.
Domestic blueberry
Peru's avocado arrived less last week, which kept the price high from last week to the first half of this week. A box of avocados weighing 4kg sold for about RMB 210/box. With the recent slight increase in the arrival of goods, the price gradually dropped to RMB 190/ box. However, the price of RMB 160-RMB 170/box in previous years is still on the high side.
In addition to the traditional carton packaging, some merchants try to innovate the packaging, and some sources with ideal appearance and quality are packaged independently, and the price is calculated by each cluster. The sources are the Philippines and Ecuador.
Left: Thai Monthong durian; Right: Imported bananas
The arrivals of Thai Monthong durians in Thailand are increasing, and the price is slightly lower and more stable than last week. At present, the price of Grade A fruit with large boxes is about RMB 750/box. Merchants said that in the second half of the week, sales were more prosperous and the number of buyers increased. It is understood that the current price is higher than the same period last year, and the taste is ideal. In addition to the traditional big fruits, there is another small-fruit variety called "Monthong Palm", with a total weight of 15kg and about 5 in a box, and the price is the same as that of a box of traditional big ones. The number of “palm” varieties is small.
"Monthong Palm" durian
Thai fruits on sale also include longan, young coconut, mangosteen and pineapple. With the arrival of mangosteen in Thailand, the price of mangosteen has dropped from more than RMB 300 in the early days to about RMB 290 at present and will continue to be lowered. Thai pineapples are sold in small quantities, with ideal sweetness, and the price is about RMB 125/ box.
All kinds of domestic fruits
In terms of domestic fruits, the price of Hainan Heijingang wax apple has increased from RMB 140/box to RMB 170/box, with an increase of about 20%. In addition, the fruits on sale include loquat, orange, and a small number of peaches, yellow peaches, and Dongkui bayberries produced in Yunnan.