Gulfood Silver Jubilee amidst chaos

Last month in Gulfood in Dubai concluded its Silver Jubilee year, completing 25 years of putting together, networking food professionals &  companies from across the globe with over 5000 exhibitors. 

Pristine Global displayed Alphonso mango pulp along with other variants at the APEDA booth, in the Trade Centre Arena Hall in the Indian Pavilion.

For the mango pulp industry, the business overall has been fair as the stock of Totapuri mango pulp has been already sold out. Totapuri mango pulp is the highest selling mango pulp in the world had an acute shortage of supply in the year 2019 due to harvest failure.

New stocks of Totapuri mango pulp will be available not before the month of June, when the mango fruit harvest starts.

The beginning of the year 2020 came with a bang from China called COVID -19. An unusual viral infection, highly contagious, spread among humans only. Since originated from China, the Chinese along with the other south Asian countries who faced the contagion early stayed away from the big Gulfood exhibition.

Amidst the pandemic scare, plummeting stock markets across the globe, there is a rush to protect oneself. Health is the primary concern for all of us now. 

India quarantines itself cancelling all visas, a through screening of the passengers at the  international airports and the sea ports. In view of the measures taken within the country, it looks like the virus will be completely eliminated soon.

Following a few basic health tips will keep us protected in this hour of crisis.

1)      Eat well, eat healthy home food and lots of vegetables & fruits.

2)      Include a good dosage of Vitamin C along with other nutrients to build up strong immune system.

3)      A few breathing exercise along with a few yoga postures will help.

4)      Practise basic hygiene and etiquette – like washing hands, covering mouth while sneezing, coughing, etc.

5)      Self quarantine with family friends at home, avoid crowded places, crowds, etc.

Mango pulp – Alphonso has a high content of Vitamin C which strengthens the immune system and the body can fight off any kind of external attack be it a virus or bacteria.

Mangoes are packhouse of nutrients, antioxidants, yet low in calories.

Alphonso mango pulp made of the most delicious Alphonso mangoes gives a diving taste with a good dose of daily nutrition intake in a serving as small as 200g.

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Need to try our Premium Alphonso mango pulp? For trade inquiries get in touch with us at pure@pristineglobal.in

Stay safe, stay loved! 

April 2019

April, the month of spring! All bright & beautiful, nature's bounty is up in bloom. India enters the summer season. This time, the climatic heat is lower than average but replaced by the politically hot weather.

Yes, the big fat general elections are due this summer in the sub-continent. 

The mango pulp industry is busy clearing stocks sooner than before. The new season is due to start in a month's time.
Alphonso mango fruit arrivals start in the last week of April which continues till end May-early June.

Good flowering, followed good quantity of young fruits on the trees, but rains are still awaited.

In an agrarian economy, rains decide the fate of the farmers. If rain prevails, abundant harvest and a win win  situation for all the stakeholders up the vertical. If the crop is below average or a failure, the biggest sufferer is the farmer.
Markets get adjusted to the price fluctuations, but the farmer whose only earning source is good harvest, which if fails, is the worst sufferer. South India as such are arid belts and the ground water situation is poor. Appropriate precipitation is the only source of water.

Therefore, it is of paramount importance to have a conducive weather for good crop, farmers, and overall.

It is a wait & watch situation.  

Colours of the Camaraderie

Holi, the festival of colours is the spring festival of India has just been celebrated at the time of spring equinox, while the mercury gradually soars up in the south India. Holi is a festival to mark the victory of good over evil, and to forgive and reunite with brethren.

                                    

India is heading to elect its new government in the coming months. Being the largest democracy in the world, the general elections is a big ticket event, politically as well as economically. Volatile markets, surging domestic demand and the Indian rupee has started to strengthen against the US dollar.

  

Mango season , 2018 was an unprecedented crop when abundant mango harvest started pouring in when half of the season was over, i.e. , in July first week the mango fruit market crashed with high supply and low demand. (Mango season begins in late May and lasts till the 3^rd /last week of July) .

Prices dropped to unimaginable levels. But the average cost price of the crop season dropped marginally as the fruit harvest actually started coming in towards the last leg of the season.

Importers have been wary of the market movements, and started to wait for the prices to drop further. Also, noteworthy is that the Totapuri prices dropped along side the Neelam mango prices totally crashed and was available almost for free!

Across the markets, all over the world there are all types of elements existing. A few mango processors wanted to take advantage and mixed Neelam with Totapuri to add complexity in the prices!

This becomes a confusing situation for the importer when the prices range wide up to 25-40% difference in offers from different suppliers!

New crop 2019

Till the 2^nd week of March hopes of good normal harvest cheered up the mango pulp industry, while awaiting rains. But soaring temperatures and scarcity of water is gradually drying out the good hopes. It will depend on the  weather and if, in a week’s time rains received the mango belt, there is no reason to worry.

Stocks are moving out yet some trying to hold in the hope of getting good prices if the new crop season 2019 is below normal.

The current situation is to wait and watch.

Fruity cheers!

Pristine Global at the Gulfood, Dubai, February 17 - 21, 2019

Gulfood, the favourite trade event of the Food & Beverage Industry takes place in Dubai from February 17 – 24 , 2019. 
This year seen to be better and improved then the last few years when the geopolitik situation in the region has been on roller coaster. Markets seems to be improving after a few years slump.

Pristine Global had showcased its products at the Gulfood at the Indian Government stand called ‘APEDA COMMON AREA’ display in Zabeel Hall 3. The visitor turnout was immensely good and productive.

Hoping for a good market season for the entire food & beverage industry!