Exports of fruit and vegetables up 5.7 pct in volume in Jan-Sept
Exports of fresh fruit and vegetables rose 5.7 pct in volume and fell by 8.6 pct in value in the first seven months of 2014, compared with 2014, Incofruit Hellas said on Monday.In a report, Incofruit Hellas said that exports of fruit and vegetables rose 5.7 pct in volume to 891,421 tons and fell by 8.6 pct in value to 516,542,234 euros in the January-September period, compared with the same period in 2013
Vegetables grew 8.1 pct in volume to 135,628 tones worth 112,028,131 euros, boosted by a 7.6 pct increase in cucumbers and a 60.2 pct jump in tomatoes.
Fruit exports totaled 756,153 tons (+5.3 pct) worth 404,512,089 euros (-8.05 pct), boosted by a 63.7 pct rise in peach exports, a 59.5 pct jump in oranges, apples (67 pct), while water melons fell 4.3 pct, kiwis fell 26.1 pct, cherries fell 22.6 pct and strawberries fell 0.5 pct in the seven-month period.
Incofruit Hellas said this performance reflected largely a positive development in fruit and vegetable consumption in large EU markets, such as Germany and neighboring Balkan countries (Bulgaria, Romania) and third countries such as Russia (before a Russian embargo on European imports was imposed early in the summer).
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