On the domestic market, prices for South African oranges are 20 to 30% lower than usual, selling for an average of R2.50 and R3 per kilogram.
“It’s a mess,” declares a municipal market citrus trader who doesn’t want to be named. “We’ve never had a citrus season like this, I’d say it’s one of the most difficult years we’ve ever had.”
Since May they’ve been oversupplied with lemons, soft citrus and oranges, he says. “Prices are not historically low but it’s certainly the lowest prices we’ve seen since 2010.”
Adds a trader at another agency selling citrus at the Johannesburg municipal market: “I’d say prices are between 20 and 30% lower than last year, it’s down by quite a lot. When there is such a big supply, there’s not much you can do about it.”
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Source:
Carolize Jansen
www.freshplaza.com