Apple juice concentrate prices decrease in Russia & Ukraine.
According to Fruit-Inform Project, apple juice concentrate prices started decreasing in Russia and Ukraine last week. As of September 2, 2011, prices fell to 900 euro per tonne that made processors reduce purchasing prices for raw apples.
According to the market participants, the final understanding of the situation in the market will be possible only after the appearance of Chinese apple juice concentrate made of apples of a new harvest (October-November of the current year). For the present, rather high prices for apples against a background of relatively high apple production in Europe make manufacture of juice.
Source: www.freshplaza.com