China: Chilean cherries and Thai durian in high demand

As all the companies issued a notice of the Spring Festival holiday, the imported fruit market has o…

As all the companies issued a notice of the Spring Festival holiday, the imported fruit market has opened the final curtain. The enterprise group purchase, sales promotions, heavy traffic, purchasing staff for all kinds of fruits and vegetables, fruit store owners and on-line merchants are all frequently running back and forth through the market.

Fruits sales and prices both are rising up in different extent. At present, the market sells nearly 50 pallets of cherries daily. Now, cherries are all over the market and demand keeps increasing. Most popular are the Bing and Lapins varieties, selling at 370 yuan and 480 yuan respectively per crate. Top quality of Bing is black and bright, and appearance and the taste are both exquisite quality.

The price of Thai durian is still going up, whereas supply is steadily getting less. Quality of the product is no longer stable, but in good and fast sales, the price can reach to 730 yuan.

Grapes are not in fast sales among berries, seedless green grapes sell 140 yuan per crate, red grapes sell 230 yuan and seedless black grapes sell 360 yuan. Blueberries are in low selling speed, prices being around 110 yuan. The price of Vietnamese dragon fruit is rising, the white dragon fruits sell 170 yuan and the red dragon fruits sell 150 yuan.