ORANGE JUICE
The final forecast for Florida’s 2009/10 orange crop is 134 million boxes (6.01 million tonnes), down 18% from last season’s final figure, says the USDA.
APPLE JUICE
Activity continues to be limited on the apple juice concentrate market in Europe ahead of the new crop which will begin this month.
LEMON JUICE
Lemon producers in Argentina’s Tucumán province have been hit with a prolonged frost.
GRAPE JUICE
Demand for grape juice concentrate in Argentina continues to slow emphasizing the current slack market.
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
Florida’s grapefruit production for the 2009/10 season is estimated at 20.3 million boxes (863 000 tonnes) - 6% below last season, says the USDA.
PINEAPPLE JUICE
There is an acute shortage of stocks in Thailand and exporters are significantly behind schedule on deliveries.
MANGO JUICE
The 2010 mango campaign in India is now over and the limited supply of Totapuri juice this season is causing concern for processors. The Magdalena crop in Colombia has wound up and local sources say that there are no free stocks available.
PASSIONFRUIT JUICE
Ecuadorian processors say that new plantations are now producing fruit and that significant volumes are expected to be run over the next few weeks.