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Apple
A good harvest in Western Europe so it's good to see prices
easing on all types of apple. We have Jon-o-gold dice and slice, Bramley,
Ida red and English Cox
Apricot
Limited crop this year with strong demand for halves. Diced
stock appears to be dwindling.
Banana
The Vietnamese crop was very good but finished now until the New Year, but
product is available from central America. Definite upward pressure on price
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Blackberries
Large volumes available from China and Serbia, keeping prices
down. Quality is better than ever. We also have very good English produced
fruit now.
Blackcurrants
The harvest in Poland was only average with some poor fruit,
(picked in the rain) and we expect this to go short in the New Year. There
is to counter this, some excellent English fruit available. Orices are down
on last year.
Blueberries
Wild blueberries from the USA/Canada are half last years
price with another crop due next month. There are large stocks available.
Cultivated Blueberries are coming from every where and prices continue to
fall, but there are concerns over USA fruit not complying with EEC pesticide
regulations.
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Cherry
Morello (red sour) is available from large crops of good
quality fruit from Denmark, Poland and Serbia. Prices are down and stocks
are high.
Sweet cherries - only an average harvest in Europe and there
seems to be a problem with Turkish fruit with several loads found to contain
maggots, so beware cheap fruit!
Cranberries
Prices falling with the onset of a new crop. Plenty of good
quality fruit both sliced and IQF.
Gooseberry
Not a large crop this year, but demand is low, could be
interesting in the New Year. A lot of British fruit was not harvested as
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