Apples from South Africa are the only ones from the Southern Hemisphere that can compete on price with Ukrainian and Polish apples in the first half of the year.

These apples are traded in significant volumes in Southeast Asia, Persian Gulf countries, the EU, the UK, and locally in African markets. Apples from other Southern Hemisphere countries are consistently more expensive due to logistics.

According to Gurzhiy, the low export volumes of apples from Northern Hemisphere countries this season, particularly from low-cost regions like Ukraine, Serbia, and Turkey, have benefited Southern Hemisphere producers as they entered the market during the transitional season. In these conditions, South African apples capitalized on highly favorable market dynamics.

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