Stone fruit sales are moving along nicely this season, according to Erik-Jan Thur of Marni Fruit. "At the beginning of the season, it was a bit of a challenge, as the Murcia region remained on the market for quite a long time due to the good weather, so areas like Lleida had some difficulty settling in. But that quickly recovered. Overall, we see a sufficient supply of Spanish stone fruit on the market. We stopped importing apricots from Spain because they were no longer satisfactory due to the high temperatures, so we switched to French apricots."
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"There are many large sizes of peaches and nectarines available. Smaller sizes are fewer, so, against the usual trend, those are currently fetching better prices compared to the larger ones. The largest peaches are selling between 7-8 euros, while the smaller ones are also at 7.50-8 euros. Nectarines from Italy, Turkey, and Spain are all priced at similar levels: between 8-8.50 euros for the larger ones and 7.50-8 euros for the smaller sizes. The supply of peaches is already starting to decrease slightly, while the supply of nectarines will continue a bit longer with the latest harvests, although the biggest peak has already passed."
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"You do notice more paraguayos on the market. Their prices were a bit higher, but are now dropping from 10 to 8 euros for the larger sizes. The price of platterinas is between 8 and 10 euros. That market is not very big, but they are also supplied by relatively few parties, so I can defend them well. As the saying goes: in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king," says Erik-Jan. According to him, the only stone fruit lagging behind in the market this year is plums. "Demand for these remains completely absent," he adds.
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"Last week's warm weather is boosting stone fruit consumption in general, although the logic is sometimes hard to follow. For example, we are finally seeing a turnaround in the watermelon market this week, but they were hardly selling out even during the great weather before that."
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For more information:
Erik-Jan Thur
Marni Fruit
Gebroken Meeldijk 52
2991 VD Barendrecht
+31 (0)180 697 996
[email protected]
www.marnifruit.nl
