12–18 October 2026 | Singapore Wholesale Fruit Market
Singapore's wholesale fruit market remained subdued in Week 42, with traders reporting slow movement and greater use of consignment arrangements. Buyers appeared reluctant to carry extra cold-room stock without firm orders, while sellers of several abundant fruit lines were looking for ways to clear stock.
This week, the main distinction is between quoted offers and realised selling prices. Consignment arrangements can shift when the final price becomes known. Our strict Week 41-to-42 worksheet comparison also contains only three matching quotation lines, all Ecuador Summy pitahaya. That is not a measure of the direction of the entire market.
Chinese Crimson Grapes: Plenty Available, Returns Still Uncertain
Chinese Crimson grapes remained plentiful. Both loose and consumer-packed fruit were reportedly placed on consignment, with settlement values differing by lot. No equivalent Chinese Crimson line appeared in the Week 42 workbook, so a firm current wholesale quotation or like-for-like weekly percentage move cannot be established.
China Shine Muscat is a different product and should not be treated as a Crimson substitute in price analysis. A 10 × 500g Shine Muscat carton was quoted at S$14.50, or S$1.45 per punnet. FairPrice advertised the fruit at S$2.95 promotional and S$3.95 regular per 500g during the 18 October retail check, although origin, brand and specification differences prevent an inference about realised importer or retailer margins.
Hami Melon: Clearance Pressure Continues
Ground feedback described severe oversupply of Chinese Hami melon. Some 12.5kg cartons were reportedly offered for clearance at approximately S$11–12, or S$0.88–0.96/kg.
Those reports should not be compared mechanically with last week's China 86King 12kg+ quotation or this week's different 8.5kg+ Xinjiang green-flesh musk melon offer. A low clearance indication says something about selling pressure, but without consistent grade and pack information it does not establish a strict week-on-week price fall.
Citrus: Valencia Supply Heavy; Lemon Buyers Remain Selective
South African Valencia oranges, particularly Midknight, were reported to be in heavy supply, with some sellers considering consignment. A trader report of near-S$17 offers lacked the pack, brand and count details needed for an accurate comparison with Week 41. It should be treated as market feedback, not a verified matched quotation.
Australian Navel oranges were also reportedly offered on consignment. Separately, Tumut Grove Late Lane Navel was quoted at S$45 for 56pc and S$43 for 72pc, with no matching Week 41 Tumut Grove line in the supplied workbook.
Chinese lemons were preferred by some buyers amid reported concerns about South African fruit quality. Indicative ground prices around S$21–22 lacked consistent carton weights, so the report does not assign a formal price change.
Berries: Consignment Selling and Promotional Retail
Australian strawberries were reportedly offered on consignment. Generic 15 × 250g cartons had Week 42 quotation offers of S$49 and S$51, averaging S$50, or approximately S$3.33 per punnet. A separate Premiyum-labelled 15-punnet offer of S$46 is not combined with that generic average.
Some Peruvian jumbo blueberries were also reportedly offered on consignment after quality issues in affected stock. That should not be generalised to all Peruvian blueberries. The Family Tree Farms 24mm, 125g × 12 quote of S$37 was for a 19 October ETA and belongs to Week 43, not this week's completed quotation set.
Retail promotions remained prominent, including Australian strawberries advertised by FairPrice at S$4.95/250g against S$7.90 regular. These consumer offers do not prove a wholesale market-wide selling price or retailer purchase cost.
Apples and Persimmons: New Quotation References, Not Price Trends
China JOY Fuji apples appeared at S$35 for an 18kg/113pc carton. Chinese XL persimmons in 8kg/45–48pc cartons were quoted at S$11–12.50, averaging S$11.75. Persimmons were separately reported on consignment, but the previous week's quote described a different pack with no established origin, so no like-for-like movement is claimed.
South African Ideafruit Packham pears and Joya apples with 19 October ETAs are forward indications for Week 43, not Week 42 matched price changes. As with other new listings, the important details are size, packing, condition and expected sell-through.
Ecuador Summy Pitahaya: Three Strict Matches, All Softer
Only three equivalent Week 41 and Week 42 SKUs met the strict origin, brand, pack and count matching requirements. The Week 42 figures below are averages across repeated qualifying quotation rows:
- 8pc: S$30.00 → S$28.33 (−5.6%)
- 6pc: S$31.00 → S$29.67 (−4.3%)
- 7pc: S$31.00 → S$29.67 (−4.3%)
These are per-carton/SKU quotations, not per-kilogram prices. Three matched lines are far too few to represent a Singapore-wide fresh-fruit price index. Missing equivalent quotes for pressured products must not be mistaken for stable prices.
What to Watch Next Week
- Consignment returns: whether initial selling offers translate into confirmed net settlement prices.
- Melons and citrus: whether heavy Hami and Valencia supply clears without further stock pressure.
- Berries and grapes: whether quality and retail promotions continue to shape actual movement and price sensitivity.
- New arrivals: keep the 19 October berry, apple and pear forward quotes separate from Week 42 transactions.
- Demand: traders expressed concern about haze and the approaching school-holiday period, but neither effect has been independently quantified.
Overall, the immediate challenge for importers and wholesalers is matching incoming supply to confirmed sales while protecting quality and working capital. An attractive quotation matters only if the fruit can be sold at an acceptable realised return.
At 3YY Fresh, we continue to monitor wholesale quotations, new arrivals and buyer behaviour across Singapore. For earlier context, readers can refer to the Week 41 market report and Week 40 report.
Source and methodology: Final Singapore Wholesale Market Weekly Report Week 42, prepared 18 October 2026. Ground observations are indicative and not independently authenticated. Workbook matches exclude 19 October forward arrivals; public retailer prices were checked on 18 October and may change.