Stocks of non-orange juice concentrates at the end of August were just 276.4 million pounds, nearly unchanged from July and the lowest level for the month since 2015. In common with other imports coming into the U.S., Gulf access for apple juice (the largest [...]
The U.S. imported just 20.2 million single-strength-equivalent (SSE) gallons of apple juice in July, a notably small volume for the last month of the marketing year and the lowest for any month since 13.1 million SSE gallon in November 2011. Despite the drop in [...]
This year, U.S. imports of the major juices (orange, apple, grape, and pineapple) totaled 515.1 million single-strength-equivalent (SSE) gallons, down 7.5 percent from Jan-May 2018. Total imports were lower each month this year, due in part to the decline in orange juice imports as [...]
China will produce less apple juice concentrate in 2018/19 due to a steep decline in apple supply caused by freezes during spring. As a result, the U.S. may be looking at a swing in AJC origins like we saw between 2013/14 and 2014/15, when [...]
The share of the global apple crop used for processing is estimated to have rebounded over 5 percent in 2016/17 thanks to a 10 percent increase in use in China and 4 percent increase in EU utilization. This season, stronger utilization in China is [...]
