Crop Update
Week 1
Overview
This is Freshway’s Crop Update Report for Week 1 (December 29 – January 5 , 2025). It provides an overview of exotic fruit availability and growing conditions across Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, Vietnam and Honduras. The report covers dragon fruit (white, yellow, red), longan and guava highlighting weather impacts, supply levels, and seasonal outlooks.
White Dragon Fruit
Existing week: Good supply levels with excellent quality are expected. Low rainfall is forecast for Ecuador’s coastal regions, with temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to the mid-80s.
Outlook: Good supply levels and quality are expected in Week 1. Volumes are forecast to decline in Week 2, showing recovery in Week 3.
Yellow Dragon Fruit
Existing week: Excellent quality, good supplies. Scattered showers in the Ecuadorian Amazon region with temperatures ranging from mid 60's to mid 70's.
Outlook: Fair to good supply levels are anticipated for Week 1. Lower volumes are expected in Week 2, with a more significant reduction projected for Week 3.
Red Dragon Fruit
Existing week: Limited supplies, good quality. Low rainfall is forecast for Ecuador’s coastal regions, with temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to the mid-80s.
Outlook: After lower volume availability in Week 1, supply levels are projected to improve substantially in Weeks 2 and 3.
Longan
Existing week: Good Supplies and fair quality. Less amount of rains in the Mekong delta regions should help to improve quality.
Outlook: Inbound supply is projected to remain consistent throughout the month of January.
Mexican Guava
Existing week: Good supplies with excellent quality. Favorable weather in growing regions in Michoacan, Mexico ranging from mid 50´s to mid 70´s with low rains probability throughout Week 1.
Outlook: Good supplies are projected to continue throughout Week 2 and Week 3 as well.