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Roots & Tubers 182 October 2010 - No. English edition ROOTS & TUBERS Winter tomato: substantial supply in the second part of the 2010-11 season Environmental impact assessment Objective: maintaining confidence /passionfruit.cirad.fr :/ Contenu publié par l’Observatoire des Marchés du CIRAD − Toute reproduction interdite http The taste of Morocco CCherry TTomatoes You will just love them ... and ask for more ! QUALITY CERTIFICATION ISO 22000 ProCert Tel. +212 522 35 55 55 - Fax +212 522 35 33 98 Contenu publié par l’Observatoire des Marchés du CIRAD − Toute reproduction interdite [email protected] www.delassus.com Hard times for European middlemen in the fresh fruits and vegetables sector! At their annual meeting in Palma de Mallorca, they assessed the damage caused to their profession by globalisation and modernism. Somewhat disgusted and slightly masochistic, they examined their sector that has become an obstacle course over the years: a host of standards required by retail distributors, restrictive phytosanitary legislation, the promotion of alternative distribution channels, decreased value and consumption, criticism of practices by NGOs, etc. The tone of the press release issued by their professional organisation seems to indicate that the wounds are still fresh and not at all ready to heal in the face of the questioning of the utility of middlemen. It is true that the 'What are they for?' critics or, worse, 'They just eat into margins without creating value-added' are now classics. More serious, the 'Let's get back to the link between producer and consumer' attitude is a pretty children's picture that is beginning to take a hold. So goodbye margins and parasites. It's beautiful, it's ethical and—to top it all it is doubtless nice and green. What more © Guy Bréhinier could you want? Life is so simple and the river flows so peacefully. But to come back to earth, consumers—most of whom are urban—insist on produce that is flawless in terms of both sanitary condition and quality together with a broad choice at the lowest prices possible. For this, they are unaware that they deoend on trade and trade operators. Damn! This is certainly not as noble but is extremely effective. So their food will not come from their neighbours' garden. But fortunately the average consumer and citizen will not have to recognise this. Anyway, does he even know his neighbour? Denis Loeillet ontents Publisher C Cirad Direct from the markets TA B-26/PS4 34398 Montpellier cedex 5 p. 2 SEPTEMBER 2010 France Tel: 33 (0) 4 67 61 71 41 • Avocado: New Zealand avocados hit by gales — Variety of the month: 'Ettinger' Fax: 33 (0) 4 67 61 59 28 — The summer 2010 avocado season in Europe: a positive performance in spite Email: [email protected] of very large volumes. http://passionfruit.cirad.fr Publishing Director • Banana: Banana: the United States way ahead — World banana market: the Hubert de Bon morning after the night before — The nineteenth hurricane of the season hits the St Vincent banana plantations. Chief Editors Denis Loeillet and Eric Imbert • Citrus (orange, easy peelers and grapefruit): Variety of the month: 'Naveline' — Editor A website for the general public aimed at the prevention of the spread of Catherine Sanchez greening, citrus canker and citrus black spot in the United States — Return to an Computer graphics average citrus harvest volume in Spain — The Japanese market has opened its Martine Duportal gates to grapefruit from Turkey and from parts of Australia in which fruit fly is Iconography present — The end of cardboard trays? Régis Domergue • Exotics: 2010-11 litchi harvest forecast for Madagascar: late production — Website Kenya visits Rungis. Unité multimédia (Cirad) • Sea freight & sector news: A tough life for pineapples! — A new Managing Advertising Manager Eric Imbert Director for AGREXCO Limited — Catherine Guichard is the new President of the European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development — 'La saga de la Subscriptions banane — Vers des filières durables et équitables'. Christian Clouet Translator The latest on... Simon Barnard p. 13 • Winter tomato Printed by Substantial supply in the second part of the 2010-11 season! Pure Impression Rue de la Mourre Cécilia Céleyrette Espace Com. Fréjorgues Est p. 16 34130 Mauguio, France • Environmental impact assessment Objective: maintaining confidence Separate French and English editions Denis Loeillet ISSN Close-up by Samir-David Ayata French: 1256-544X English: 1256-5458 p. 20 ROOTS AND TUBERS • Exotic roots and tubers: a large ethnic market CPPAP French: 0711 E 88281 • Produce sheet: yam English: 0711 R 88282 • Produce sheet: cassava © Copyright Cirad • Produce sheet: sweet potato • Produce sheet: taro (eddoe, dasheen, tannia) Subscription rate EUR 210 • General characteristics 11 issues per year • Pests and diseases • Postharvest processing Wholesale market prices in Europe p. 51 SEPTEMBER 2010 cover photograph : Guy Bréhinier Contenu publié par l’Observatoire des Marchés du CIRAD − Toute reproduction interdite No. 182 October 2010 1 Direct from the markets Avocado September 2010 The 'Hass' market thinned gradually Avocado — New Zealand — Exports by destination after a period of substantial supplies in Tonnes 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 August. However, shipments from Total 6 153 5 505 6 092 14 389 4 186 13 257 7 721 12 707 Australia 4 665 4 958 5 542 12 989 3 904 9 066 6 976 10 764 South Africa and Peru and the comple- Japan 204 328 278 957 144 1 174 550 1 247 ment from Kenya were distinctly larger United States 1 192 117 131 61 0 2 603 2 257 than average. However, the Chilean Singapore 13 5 13 121 100 83 72 250 season had a very slow, late start and South Korea 39 56 95 116 15 165 68 101 the first substantial shipments arrived Others 40 41 33 145 23 166 53 88 only at the end of the month because of Source: New Zealand customs the small harvest. As a result, overall supply displayed a marked deficit, es- New Zealand avocados hit by The summer 2010 pecially in the second half of the month. gales. In mid-September, gales avocado season in r e Thus the rising price trend that started i n blasted the Bay of Plenty region in Europe: a positive i h é r in mid-August continued for most of the B the northern part of North Island y performance in u G month. The slowing of demand result- where 60% of the avocado orchards © spite of very ing from high retail prices led to stabili- are found, causing crop loss of sation at the end of September. Supply about 10%. The volumes expected large volumes. was still small on the market for green were already moderate for reasons Supply of the EU varieties, which remained satisfactory. of negative alternate bearing and are market in sum- estimated at 3 million 5.5 kg boxes mer 2010 probably totalling 16 500 t in comparison with equalled the record of some 22 000 t in 2009-10 and an 110 000 t set in 2008. Profes- AvocatAvocado - France- France - -Prix Import import price average of 18 600 t over the last four sional statistics indicate that Peru- vian exporters had their best sea- 2.8 years. The decrease will affect do- mestic supply and exports, 85-90% son ever with shipments to the 2.4 of which are shipped to Australia. EU totalling 13.5 million 4 kg 2.0 boxes, in comparison with 11.5 to 1.6 Source: ReeferTrends 12.5 million boxes in the two pre- 1.2 vious seasons. The South African euro/kg 0.8 Variety of the month: season was also one of its larg- est, with shipments probably ex- 0.4 'Ettinger'. This cultivar with 'Fuerte' ceeding 12 million boxes after 0.0 as parent was selected at Kefar Malal in Israel, where it is mainly reaching between 9 and 12 mil- ONDJFMAMJJAS grown. The tree is very fertile and lion in the last four seasons. Only 09/10 08/09 07/08 vigorous with an upright habit. The Kenya shipped a little less at fruits are similar to those of 'Fuerte'. some 3 million boxes in compari- son with 5 million in 2009. None- Average The bright green, thin and more or Comparison monthly less smooth skin is theless, the market behaved par- P Varieties with the last price subject to 'corky' ticularly well thanks to a good R 2 years euro/box patches and staggering of volumes and the I promotion operations set up by C Green 5.00-5.50 - 4% tends to adhere E to the pulp. The Peru (in the UK and France) and Hass 7.50-8.00 + 27% latter is soft and South Africa. The EUR 6.25 per melting and box average season price for all varieties calculated by our market Comparison fibre-free with V good or- news service is in line with the O Varieties previous last 2 years ganoleptic average for the last four years. L month average qualities. U Sources: professional, CIRAD M Green = + 3% Source: CIRAD E S Hass = - 8% Comparison Cumulated total / Source previous average for Observations cumulated month last 2 years average for V last 2 years O Supply large, especially of 'Hass', in particular in comparison with the last L South Africa + 60% + 5% U = season, which ended early. M Distinct decrease in supply of 'Hass' at the beginning of the month but Peru + 16% + 21% E volumes remained larger than average. S Started much later and much more gradually than in 2009 as the crop is Chile - 75% - 75% limited (frost and negative alternate bearing).
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