Download Weekly Market Report Week 20 2014

DUBLIN WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT
FOR
FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS
Weekly Market Report Week 20/2014
Friday 09/05/2014 to Thursday 15/05/2014
Vegetables: Market demand fluctuated, a strong performance on Friday was followed by a lull
in activity in mid week before momentum was regained by the end of the period.
 The quality of Spanish celery remains good, market price firmed and traded at €9.00 per
count of 16.
 The market price for peppers since the start of the year has proved sensitive to market
forces increasing and decreasing on a consistent basis, price returns this week again
reflected that pattern, red peppers increased from €10.00/5Kg in week 19 to trade at
€16.00, green at €11.00 and yellow at €11.50.
 The price of Irish York cabbage ranged from €4.50-€5.50 per count of 10, lots that were
heavier and that had fully developed hearts were fetching a premium over less
developed samples.
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Volumes of
Irish rhubarb have increased, and price returns eased trading at €7.00 /10x6.
 Supplies of cauliflower tightened and prices firmed. Supplies from Germany
supplemented produce from Ireland, France and the U.K.
 Spanish broccoli met a good demand at increased values of €9.00 per 6 Kg.
 Swedes met a steady demand at unchanged values.
Potatoes: Returns for new season potatoes eased.
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Italian Arinda/Spunta traded at €10.50 per 12.5 Kg.
New Season Cyprus Spunta sold at €14.50/20 Kg.
Small volumes of Irish glasshouse Home Guard met a moderate demand.
Fruit: Good supplies met a steady demand throughout the week.
 The volume of Irish strawberries on the market increased. Most of the Irish strawberry
production these days is growing under protection which means that there will be a
steady supply of strawberries for at least six months of the year. The milder winter has
ensured that production is about one month earlier than last year. Irish Elsanta traded
at €18.00-€20.00 per 12 x 125g.
 Chilean apples were the dominant source of supply from the Southern Hemisphere on
the market this week, Royal Gala and Granny Smith met a good demand at similar values
to week 19.
 Lemon prices increased, Spanish traded at €22.00/15 Kg and newly arrived South
African at €25.00/15kg.
 Lime prices advanced due to tighter supplies. Brazilian 4 .5 Kg traded at €16.00. Trade
reports indicate that supplies of limes from Mexico one of the main producing countries
in the world have decreased this year due to a combination of heavy rains late last year
and an infection in some producing regions with a bacterium known as citrus greening.
As a result the volume of marketable limes is tighter this year than in previous years.
 Blueberries met a good demand at reduced values.
Flowers Cut Flower’s met a fair demand.
 Carnations performed steadily at unchanged values.
 The price of chrysanths eased, and they traded at €4.00 / count of 5.