date:May 29, 2023
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Im sitting with a lot of stock that the guys arent happy to buy, says the Johannesburg market trader. Normally on a weekday I sell 10 or 15 pallets, now I sell three or four. Buyers from the shops arent buying the green fruit.
Demand for fruit usually drops as the seasons turn, but it normally recovers in the middle of winter, he remarks. Supply should remain stable. Pineapple prices are 18% higher than a year ago (around R8 (0.38 euro)/kg.
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