Singapore Wholesale Fruit Market Report – Week 16, 2026

A weak market, pressured citrus, and only a few categories still holding firm.

If Week 15 felt soft, Week 16 felt even weaker. Trading sentiment across the Singapore wholesale fruit market remained cautious, sell-through was slow, and there was still no clear sign of a broader demand recovery. Most categories were either comfortably supplied or outright heavy. The main exception was lemon, which remains the clearest shortage item in the market.

What stood out this week was not just weak demand, but the growing gap between categories with real support and categories still weighed down by stock pressure. Blueberries were abundant, grapes had enough supply, and continued arrivals of China navels added more pressure to citrus. In pome, the category split more clearly between limited green apples and crowded red apple programmes. Stonefruit, especially Australian plum, remained one of the few areas still showing relative strength.

1) Blueberries stayed soft as supply remained ample

Blueberries were one of the looser categories again this week. China fruit remained widely available, especially at the smaller-size end, and continued to weigh on the category. Egypt Super Jumbo also softened from the previous week’s higher levels, showing that even better specs are finding it harder to hold premium pricing in the current market.

The practical read is simple: blueberries are no longer being supported by shortage. Supply is there, and in a weak market, that usually means price protection becomes more difficult.

2) Stonefruit remained one of the firmer pockets

Stonefruit continued to stand out as one of the healthier categories in a generally weak market. Australian October Sun plum remained firm across the larger sizes, and Black Majesty also held relatively strong levels. While peaches still carried more of a late-season clearance tone, plum pricing continued to show better resilience than most other fruit categories.

This matters because it shows that even in a slow market, some categories can still defend value when the product has the right support and customer pull.

3) Pome was mixed, but green apples were the tighter side

Pome was not uniformly weak this week, but it was clearly mixed. Green apples were relatively limited and remained firm, especially South African Granny Smith and other South African green apple lines. Red apples, however, felt much heavier. Supply from New Zealand, South Africa, and the USA was broadly available, and the category overall looked more crowded on the red side.

So while pome as a whole did not collapse, the internal split became more obvious: green apples stayed supported, while red apple programmes faced a softer and more competitive market.

4) Citrus came under more pressure, but lemons stayed tight

Citrus was one of the clearest examples of a split market this week. On oranges, continued China navel arrivals kept additional pressure on the category and weighed on both Valencia and navel positioning. The orange side of citrus is feeling heavy, and the broader market is not strong enough to absorb extra supply cleanly.

Lemons, however, remain a different story. Even though lemon was not printed in the Week 16 sheet, ground observation still points to it as the one commodity lacking in the market. In other words, citrus is not moving as one category right now. Oranges are pressured, but lemons are still tight.

5) Grapes stayed spec-led, but weak demand capped the upside

Grapes remained quality- and spec-driven rather than broadly demand-driven. Australia still set the premium ceiling of the category, with Autumn Crisps holding the top range, while Adora remained steady and Sweet Sapphire appeared at a lower level. Supply was sufficient, but movement stayed selective.

That is the key point for grapes this week: good fruit can still defend value better than average fruit, but the market itself is too weak to support much upside beyond the better specs.

6) Other categories reflected comfortable supply, not stronger demand

Outside the main categories, China Hami melon became more visible again, avocados were steady, and New Zealand kiwi had a more noticeable presence. Thailand coconut remained stable, and South Africa pomegranate also appeared in the market. These are not shortage categories. They reflect a market where supply is available, but downstream buying is still not strong enough to create better momentum.

Overall market conclusion for Week 16

Week 16 was another difficult wholesale week in Singapore. The broad market remained weak, consumer confidence still looked soft, and most categories were dealing with comfortable or heavy supply. The only clear shortage signal remained lemon. Stonefruit and green apples held up better than most, but berries, grapes, citrus oranges, and several other categories continued to feel the pressure of slow movement and limited urgency from buyers.

At 3YY Fresh, the Week 16 signal is clear: this is still a market where stock discipline matters more than volume. The categories performing best are not necessarily the ones with the most fruit, but the ones with the best balance between supply, movement, and buyer confidence.