California’s mandarin supply is gradually winding down and harvest will likely wrap up in the last week of May or the first week of June. “This is in line with what we expected or perhaps a bit earlier,” says Miles Fraser-Jones with Sierra Produce. There is already less fruit available in the market as some California grower-shippers are holding back fruit in order to be able to continue supplying their retail programs into June. “As a result, we are noticing an improvement on the market conditions, which is positive for southern hemisphere citrus,” Fraser-Jones said.
While California is winding down, South America has started shipping. At the end of this week, Sierra Produce expects the first Clemenules from Chile to arrive on the U.S. East Coast, followed by the first citrus from Peru next week. Fruit from South Africa is about a week to ten days delayed due to climatic conditions, but the first shipment with Nules Clementines should arrive in week 23 or 24. “All in all, it should be a good transition and market conditions are expected to continue to improve going into June.”
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Marieke Hemmes
FreshPlaza.com
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