Malatya Apricot Crop Survey 2018

Courtesy of our Apricots supplier partner - please see below crop survey: We have spent the last few days touring the growing regions of Malatya, visiting many villages and surveying 120 orchards, many of which we survey every year. The following is our impression of the developing 2018 crop: General The bloom was 2 to […]

Published: 6th June 2018

California Walnut Acreage Report

California’s 2017 total walnut bearing acreage is estimated at 335,000 acres, up 6.3% from the 2016 figure of 315,000 acres. The 2017 total walnut acreage is estimated at 400,000 acres, up 10% from 2015. This includes 65,000 acreas of non-bearing acres. With the 2017 crop recipts estimated at 627,798 short tons, we have a total yield […]

Published: 24th May 2018

Update on Greek Currants

Following the record low 2017 Greek Currants crop, estimated at just 15,000mt, there will be no unsold carry over, by the time 2018 crop is harvested, during Late August/Early September. The fact that there will be no carry over will make packers more reluctant to offer new crop fruit before harvest, on the basis that […]

Published: 24th May 2018

Latest developments of Turkish 2018 vine fruit crop

According to reports from different regions, the expectation for new crop will be roughly 10% less in volume than 2017 crop season which will equate to, more or less, 270.00 - 280.000 tons, some regions are better than last year, some regions are worse than last year. In general Alaşehir and Sarigol region is worse […]

Published: 23rd May 2018

Apricots hail damage

There has been major hail damage to the apricot crop over the past few days. The overall crop will be assessed in the next two weeks, but initial thoughts are of a similar size crop as last year with a lot of blemishes like last year. Heavily damaged fruit will again be left in the […]

Published: 21st May 2018

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We are writing to inform you about an upcoming change in the law. On 25th May, 2018, a new European Union (EU) Data Protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), comes into effect. The GDPR will allow companies and individuals in the EU to have more control over how their data is used, and […]

Published: 14th May 2018

WALNUT MARKET AND CROP UPDATE- April 2018

WALNUT MARKET AND CROP UPDATE- April 2018  The April 2018  shipments versus the April 2017  shipments on an inshell equivalent were down  approx. 1% 41,595  tons versus 42,048 last year.   The FINAL receipts reported on Dec. 31st, 2017  for the Walnut crop are at 627,798 tons. The kernel market continues to decrease each week on 20’s, […]

Published: 11th May 2018

The California Subjective Crop Estimate for 2018 is estimated at 2.3 Billion Pounds.

Forecasted production is 1.3 percent above last year's production of 2.27 billion pounds. Forecasted bearing acreage for 2018 is 1,070,000. Forecasted yield is 2,150 pounds per acre, down 5.3 percent from the 2017 yield of 2,270 pounds per acre. The subjective production forecast is based on a telephone survey conducted from April 18 to May […]

Published: 10th May 2018

Banana Chips Market Report

Report received from one of our partners in the Philippines... Green banana supply has improved in the last 10 days. But because of the backlogs of factory, I don't think any factory will attempt to lower their buying until they have caught up with their backlogs. I guess it will take a month or so to catch up […]

Published: 10th May 2018

Dehydrates from Thailand... report received from our supplier partner

:- Pineapple:- main crop of pineapple has already finish. Raw material stable at low price and no shortage of pineapple and pineapple core for this year season. Some farmers decided not to grow second crop of Pineapple for May – June crop. This may push the raw material price to increase a little. However, we […]

Published: 3rd May 2018