Why are apples cheaper in 2019 than last year? Why are apples not selling well this year?

It is normal for the price of apples to drop during this period. Scarcity makes things more valuable. If the quantity of apples is small, the price will rise. If the quantity of apples is large, the demand will decrease, and the price of apples will fall. The rise or fall of apple prices is determined by market demand. So, why are apples cheaper in 2019 than last year? What is the reason why apples cannot be sold this year? Let's learn about the low price of apples with the Knowledge Center.

Why are Apple prices cheaper in 2019 than last year?

First, from the perspective of production, the reason for the high price of apples last year was that the production was affected by the climate, resulting in large-scale production reductions or even complete failures in the main apple-producing areas, and later buyers seized this opportunity and raised prices sharply, causing the price to rise.

This year's apple production is better than last year. There was no large-scale reduction in production due to weather conditions. It can be said to be a bumper year for apples. The increase in production has changed the supply and demand relationship, causing the price of apples to fall.

Second, the overall price of fruits is sluggish this year. Affected by the general environment, the prices of mid- and early-maturing apples are not ideal, with a situation of opening high and closing low. Wholesale sales in the market are slow, and buyers are even suffering losses. In order to recover the lost money, buyers ultimately have to let fruit farmers pay the bill, and the sheep have to pay for the wool.

Third, many fruit farmers have unclear understanding of the market and always hope that the price of apples will be higher. They do not sell in time when the price is reasonable. They always wait and see, which eventually leads to concentrated sales in the late stage and they are eager to sell, causing a serious drop in prices. This is the situation we encountered here this year. We temporarily put the mid- and early-maturing apples into storage and waited for the price, which resulted in even greater losses.

Fourth, the price of mid- to early-maturing apples has fallen sharply due to the impact of other seasonal fruits, especially the sluggish price and sluggish sales of peaches this year, which has had a serious impact on seasonal fruits. The overlapping listing of seasonal fruits has also had a great impact on the price of early-maturing apples. Consumers have a lot of choices, and if the price of apples is high, they can choose other fruits.

In general, the price of mid-to-early apples this year is really puzzling, and it has fallen a bit too much. What is worth affirming is that the market sales must be slow and sluggish. The main reason for the low price of apples this year is that apple production has increased. Now we can only hope that the late-maturing Fuji apples can have a good price to make up for the losses of mid-to-early apples, and achieve a good harvest this year while also getting a good profit.

Why is it that apples are not selling well this year?

First of all, it is certain that the price of Red Fuji apples will drop sharply this year. This is mainly because the output of major apple producing areas has increased significantly compared with last year. At present, the fruit setting and growth of apples in Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi, Xinjiang and other places are still good. Only in Shandong area, due to climatic factors, the fruit setting rate is a little poor. However, compared with last year, this year's output is still good.

Secondly, judging from the prices of early-ripening apples, peaches, plums, pears and other seasonal fruits currently on the market, the price of this year's Red Fuji apples is about 3.5 yuan for first-grade fruit, and may even drop slightly. As for the price in the later period, it depends on market sales conditions. The price is determined by the market, but I personally feel that there is a greater possibility of a price drop in the later period.

In short, it is certain that the price of Red Fuji apples will fall this year. As for how much and how it will fall, it will be determined by the market. Judging from the current prices of early-ripening apples and peaches, things are a bit unsatisfactory. The peaches here are even unsalable, which has never happened in previous years. However, everything is possible and the market is changing rapidly. We can only make a rough prediction about the price of Red Fuji apples this year. As for the exact price, it will be decided by the market.

Apple price trend this year

The retail price of Red Fuji apples in September: 4.5 to 5.5 yuan per 500 grams.

In October, various varieties of apples will be put on the market one after another, which will affect the price trend of apples. Therefore, the price of Red Fuji apples should drop to 4 to 5 yuan in October.

In November, the Red Fuji apples will enter the storage period and the purchase price will increase: it should be 5 to 6 yuan.

The price of Red Fuji in December is 5 to 6 yuan.

The price of Red Fuji in January 2020 is 5 to 6 yuan.

The price of Red Fuji in February is 8 to 9 yuan.

The price from March to August is: 11 to 12 yuan

The price of Red Fuji in 2020 will definitely be higher than in 2019!