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05/09/06 Cubic Water-melons |
05/09/06
The Produce Market in Novi Sad. Goods Flow |
Great Britain is the very first European country to start mass sale of cubic
water-melons.
This fruit has already reached British supermarket shelves. Cultivated in
plastic transparent moulds – this unusually shaped fruit comes from Brazil. The
shape change has no effect on its taste. Taking much less space during
transport, in supermarkets and on markets – the cubic water-melons should have
lower retail price.
The approximate price of cubic water-melons in London will be 5£. Last summer,
in China as well as in Japanese cities Tokyo and Osaka – this fruit cost 90 USD.
Some farmers are successfully cultivating the pyramid-shaped watermelons
(transport is not as easy as transport of cubic ones. But the visual effect,
once the watermelon on the table, is stronger).
This non-standard-shape cultivating fashion has reached many countries – the
United Arab Emirates farmers are cultivating cubic tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers…
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The complete flow of goods on produce market in August has reached 8936 tons –
it’s 11,14 % higher than in July. The highest flow goes for wheat trade (62,65
%). It’s price: 9,83 => 10,15 din/kg (tax inc). The average price was 10,10
din/kg (tax inc), whereas it’s price in July was slightly higher – 10,28din/kg.
The Corn trade in August has been marked by terminal sell-buy (artificially
dried, JUS quality, October delivery) that takes 27% in global flow. The price:
6,70 => 6,80 din/kg (tax inc). This year’s corn flow has reached modest 625 tons
(6,99 % of global flow) . The price: 8,64 => 8,75 din/kg. The average global
price: 8,65 din/kg (tax inc) – it’s the same price as in July.
(Interesting detail: the last trade done on 17.August).
Other goods’ trade takes 3,50 % in global flow (soy, sunflower, sugar, cattle
flower, and the rests of seed wheat.
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04/09/06
Last Week’s market report |
30/08/06
Pepper Cultivators’ Fair |
Winter provisions period ahead – the offer on Serbian markets is rich in
paprika, cucumbers (cornishons) are arriving as well. Reduced offer of
watermelon, melon and string-beans boosts the price of these products. The low
offer/high price of green lettuce continues. Subotica market: no champignons.
Novi Sad and Kragujevac: price drop of tomatos, onions and potatoes. All green
markets mark higher offer of apples, grapes, pears; but the peach and nectarine
offer goes down. Generally all prices on all markets remain the same as last
week. The exceptions were:
- price growth of peache, pear and white grapes in Vranje
- in Nis, price drop of pear and nectarine from 80 to 60 din/kg.
- Kragujevac: price growth of peach, nectarine, grapes and nuts. Price drop:
blackberries.
- Pancevo: price drop of Kardial grapes and plumes. Price boost of pears.
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The 4th year in a row, Rutevac is where Pepper-cultivators’ Fair takes place.
This fair is becoming a tradition and since last year it’s under the patronage
of Ministry of Agriculture.
The Fair gathers pepper cultivators, displays the agricultural mechanisation,
agricultural chemicals, seeds, irrigation systems, agricultural experts.
This event is marked on tourist map of Serbia.
Rutevac is a crossroad of western and southern Serbia.
The facility of access makes the main regional road that goes through Rutevac,
as well as a nearby highway road.
Its mild climate is excellent for vegetable cultivating, above all for
traditional paprika. Local cultivators have traditional experience in producing
paprika that used to (above all during 60ies) and is taking an important place
in Serbian as well as Western European cuisine.
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