China imported the largest volume of apple in the last three years in 2022

In 2022, according to EastFruit analysts, the volume of apple imports to China jumped by 40% at once and was the largest in the last three seasons and one of the highest historically. In total, 95.5 thousand tons of fresh apples were imported, which is 27 thousand tons more than in 2021. “China, being the world's largest fresh apple exporter, is also a major importer. The main reason is that there are quite a lot of rich people in China who prefer to trust imported goods. Therefore, China traditionally imports premium-quality apples for the high price segment,” explains Andriy Yarmak, an economist at the Investment Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Read also: Dnipro Gardens (Ukraine) to plant 83,000 French seedlings of the Gala RKD apple tree New Zealand remained the main supplier of apples to China in 2022, accounting for about 58% of supplies or 55.6 thousand tons. Exports from New Zealand to China in 2022 increased by 43% or 17 ...