[2008-05-19] Grapefruit
The shift from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern one has slowly taken place this week. The supply gap has become stronger, with the very end of the winter season and a quite progressive beginning of the summer one. Arrivals from Florida are already finished but some significant volumes are still available. The market is getting more and more concentrated. The limited remaining volumes of Israel have continued to be sold at a slow pace. Moreover, deliveries from Corsica have been quite short (rainy weather). At the same time, arrivals from South Hemisphere, quite significant for South Africa, have not been yet in the marketing network, except for few operators that have already opened lines with wholesalers. Nevertheless, volumes from Argentina have remained moderate. In this context, prices for Northern Hemisphere fruits have been very firm and have sometimes risen a little

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