Organic bananas are the coolest in the EU

Published 2020년 6월 8일

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In 2019, the European Union imported 3.24 million tons of organic agri-food, which represents 2% of total agri-food imports. The majority of these imports were basic and unprocessed products, with the Netherlands being the largest importer. The ten largest exporters to the EU were China, Ukraine, and the Dominican Republic, among others. The most popular organic products imported were tropical fruits, oilseeds, and spices, with bananas making up 85% of tropical fruit imports. There was also a notable increase in the import of organic sugar and soybeans.

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In 2019, the European Union imported 3.24 million tons of organic agri-food, a very small increase of 0.4 percent over the previous year. Respectively, organic agri-food accounts for 2 percent of total agri-food imports. If we look only at the trade in organic agri-foodstuffs, the Union imported the largest proportion of basic products. In terms of value, the proportions are slightly different, after all, basic and unprocessed products have less added value. Accordingly, the share of basic products and 43 percent of unprocessed products is 38 percent in value. Processed products account for 6 percent in volume and 11 percent in value of total organic agri-food imports. Most organic products are imported by the Dutch (32%), followed by the Germans (13%), the English (12%) and finally the Belgians (11%). In terms of volume, the ten largest exporters to the Union are: China (13%), Ukraine (10%), Dominican Republic (10%), Ecuador (9%), Peru (7%), Turkey (7%), India (5%), Colombia ...

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