Cherry knows how to cut prices this year …
288 yuan for 2J cherries in 5Kg.
2.5Kg of 3J cherries is 199 yuan.
4J cherries in 2.5Kg are 259 yuan.
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"J" (jumbo) is a commonly used unit for grading cherries in the southern hemisphere, and is usually used in Chile, New Zealand, Australia and other places. The more numbers of "J", the bigger the cherries are.
Recently, many supermarkets and fruit retail stores
And cherries in the fruit wholesale market.
Frequent price reduction
Some fruit stalls are erected by the side.
Signboard of "promotion of imported cherries"
Attract the attention of many consumers.
The price of cherries this winter is "halved"
Every autumn and winter
The price fluctuation of imported cherries will cause concern.
With the recent large number of imported cherries on the market
The price of imported cherries in many places
There has been a significant decline.
At present, the price per catty is about 20% lower than half a month ago.
This also makes the volume of cherries continue to rise.
The reporter visited Beijing Xinfadi Wholesale Market and found that
On January 11th, 4J Chile imported cherries.
The average selling price is from 48 yuan to 50 yuan per catty.
1J grade imported cherries from Chile
The average selling price is from 28 yuan to 30 yuan per catty.
The market of cherries from the end of 2023 to the beginning of 2024. Image source: Screenshot of Beijing Xinfadi Wholesale Market website
When it was first listed in November 2023,
The price of imported cherries has reached
Average price from 120 yuan to 150 yuan per catty.
With mid-December 2023
Sea cherries arrive in large quantities.
Adequate market supply
At present, the price has dropped by nearly half
The law behind the price fluctuation of cherries
Common cherries in China market
97% are from Chile.
Sales time of cherries imported from Chile
From December each year to February the following year.
The price drop shows a cyclical law.
The price trend of cherries every winter
They all showed a trend of high opening and low walking.
That is, listing at a high price at the end of the year.
Then cut the price sharply at the beginning of the next year.
This is because, when it was first listed,
Small cargo volume and high air transportation cost
Lead to the high price of cherries.
As time went on, the yield of cherries increased.
A large number of cherries enter the market by sea.
The transportation and preservation costs are reduced.
The price of cherries will drop significantly.
And showed a continuous downward trend.
Every February, cherries are basically imported.
The stage of handling the tail goods
Fruit merchants lose money in order to avoid not selling.
Will cut prices as soon as possible.
An online shopping platform, taking the distribution of goods in Beijing as an example, the price of cherries is not far from the wholesale market.
According to the data of the two major fruit and vegetable distribution markets in the north and south,
The average price of cherries in early 2024 is already at a low level.
But it is actually slightly higher than the price in the same period in early 2023.
From the end of 2022 to the beginning of 2023, the cherry market picture source: screenshot of Beijing Xinfadi Wholesale Market website
Industry insiders expect that by the end of January,
With the arrival of the Spring Festival, there will be a sales peak.
The price of cherries may be lower then.
Actually, they are all cherries.
Cherry is more and more popular among consumers in China.
In fact, cherries are European sweet cherry varieties.
It is the same fruit as domestic cherry.
Just different varieties.
Considering the different producing areas of imported cherries
Time to market is different.
Coupled with the maturity of local cultivation techniques in China.
Basically, it can be supplied all season.
Development period of cherry in China
It takes 30-40 days from flowering to fruiting.
Belongs to early and middle ripe cherries.
Development period of imported cherry
It takes more than 60 days from flowering to maturity.
Belongs to late-maturing cherry.
Usually good hardness and high sweetness.
The fruit is large and storable.
From the market point of view
China cherry market still has a lot of consumption space.
Especially late-maturing cherries.
There is a development gap of about 2 million mu.
The future market growth potential is huge.
From a technical point of view
Domestic cultivation technology has been in line with international standards.
In addition, thanks to the comprehensive deepening of trade cooperation between China and Chile
Cherries can be sold at a lower price.
Enter China consumer market.
Help China consumers realize "freedom of cherries"
Source: People’s Daily WeChat WeChat official account, CCTV Finance, Farmers Daily WeChat WeChat official account, etc.
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