date:Jan 31, 2019
Sharon Fruit is arriving on the European market. The first arrival was in week 4, and the last will be in week 7, says Lior Gal from Galilee Export. It is a very short season with much lower volumes than usual.
These lower volumes are due to the heat wave experienced in Israel during the Sharon fruits flowering season. Many of the blossoms fell off, Lior says. In a normal year we do about 1 500 tons, just for export, he says. So we have about 30% less.
Now, he adds, We are getting normal price