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DUBLIN WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT
FOR
FRUIT,VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS
Weekly Market Report Week 28.2013
Friday 05/07/2013 to Thursday 11/07/2013
Vegetables: Prolonged sunshine and high temperatures created winners and losers on the
vegetable front.
Winners:
 Tomato sales were lively and returns pushed up to 650c for Class 1 Dutch. Backward lots
prevailed as stocks across Europe turned over quickly.
 Cucumbers were snapped up with supplies somewhat tight. Quotes of €700c were
common at the end of the period
 Pepper prices took-off early in the week with quotes of €22/23 for red varieties.
Returns dropped €6/7 on Thursday as supplies improved.
 Big volumes of iceberg lettuce were cleared at an attractive €5 per 12.
 Butterhead lettuce sold in volume also.
Losers:
 Cauliflower from the UK was slow as values bottomed out at €500/550 per 12.
 Good quality broccoli was sluggish even at 500/550c per 4.5Kg.
 Wholesalers found it difficult to attract buyers to top quality York cabbage
 Swede turnover was less ebullient with returns tending to ease.
 Carrot sales were flat also and shelf life became a problem for any lots enduring a spell
exposed to the strong sunshine.
Potatoes : Demand contracted as the effects of high temperatures and a traditional seasonal
downturn took their toll.
 Supplies of Home Guards were tight and this help stabilize returns at
700/850c.
 Brish Queens were common but by no means abundant and returns hovered
around €11/10Kg over the period.
 Premier was selling well and some large tubers suitable for peeling fetched up
to €10 per 10Kg.
 Dwindling volumes of Rooster and Golden Wonder .
Fruit: Berries and stone fruits fared best .

Keen interest in strawberries was displayed throughout the week. Supplies were ample and
returns steady.
 Brazilian, Chilean , New Zealand and South African apples were plentiful sales fluctuated.
 Peaches and Nectarine sales were at their best for some time.
 Spanish Santa Rosa plums were in excellent condition and ,like all the stone fruits, sales
profited from the summer weather.
 South African Valencia oranges finally ousted Egyptian and Moroccan varieties from pole
position. Quality was choice and initial sales good.
Flowers: Merchants experienced difficulty in keeping stock fresh as temperatures climbed.
Sales centered on frequent small lots rather than big volume purchases.
 Lily prices were down with an abundance of stock available.
 Roses were available at low returns also.
 Interest in chrysanthemums was lacklustre.