Over in the fruit markets, the banana price increased to R8.06 per kilogram or R145 per 18kg box with volumes also increasing. I still think that we can remain close to current price levels for September as well, but that the price can jump in October to around the R10 mark due to lower expected volumes.

The latest apple price stayed sideways on R10.69 last week and is now 9% than a year ago. If we remain on last year’s price trend, we can possibly move above R13 in November when prices are expected to peak. The latest pear price decreased to R10.28 per kilogram and is 9% higher than a year ago. The price will likely remain sideways in September, but then increase significantly from October until December due to lower volumes.

The Orange price increased slightly to R5.86 the past week with volumes decreasing by 8% week on week and will probably only see significantly higher prices from October onwards.

The Avo price increased by 6% to R21.56 per kilogram last week with volumes 2% lower week on week. Fuertes traded higher on R29.90, Hass lower on R14.31 while Pinkertons increased to R17.62. If we follow a similar trend as in 2020, we can stay in an upward price trend until November at least, but not necessarily move past the R30 mark this year due to the face that we are in a “high volume” season.

The average table grape price increased to R66.98, pineapple prices traded higher on R12.47, lemons increased to R5.92 while the average Blueberry price traded 3% lower on R66.94 per kilogram. We expect the Blueberry prices to move closer to R30 per kg towards the end of the year.