It's a Tea Party

Adding real fruit to your next tea blend gives you not only natural flavor and color, but great taste with all the nutritional value. Darjeeling Black Tea with a burst of berries along with Earthly Green Tea with tangy tropicals are just a few of the creations you can create with MicroDried. Download our Applications Sheet to see what inspires you for your next tea blend.

Industry Trends from Steve Nugent

Steve Nugent, our Director of Business Development, will be giving a presentation at the Sosland Purchasing Seminar on June 4-6 in Kansas City MO. He will be outlining market conditions and trends in the fruit industry, from what MicroDried has seen the past few years to projected forecasts. A few key points: a global slowdown is affecting pricing, imports are having a larger impact on the markets particularly berries, frozen inventories are higher than a year ago, crop sizes are stable to increasing, and consumer demand will be strong as fruit offerings grow.

Breakdown of Fruits

Apple – 2023 is potentially the biggest crop in last 5 years; fresh demand remains good; IQF pricing may soften
Peach – low carry-in inventory, crop size seems to be similar to 2022; pricing should be stable over 2022 which is higher than 5 year average
Red Tart Cherry – inventories are good; 2023 crop looks average; pricing is down from 2022
Cranberry – inventories are tight but pricing likely to decrease with average/large crop
Cultivated Blueberries – overall demand continues to increase; 2023 crop is looking good in Pacific NW and Midwest while the south has experienced some damage; IQF Pricing should be softer than 2022
Strawberries – acreage is up from 2022; inventories are low yet 2023 pricing is projected to decline slightly
Raspberries – some carry-in inventory available; 2023 crop projected to be good; decreased pricing is expected yet pricing is still high based on historical average
Pineapple – inventory is good and crop expected to be flat; pricing also flat to slightly down
Mango – fresh demand has increased; inventory is available and 2023 should have stable pricing to slight decrease

**For an updated MicroDried Harvest Chart, you can download it here.**