South Africa will slightly increase apple exports in 2021

Published 2020년 11월 11일

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South African apple exports for 2021 are projected to increase by 2% to 510,000 tonnes, according to the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service. This growth is due to an anticipated rise in production and heightened demand from major buyers. The apple harvest is expected to grow by 2% to 960,000 tonnes due to expanded production areas and favorable weather conditions. The UK is the primary consumer of South African apples, followed by Nigeria, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. South Africa is expected to continue being a significant exporter of apples to other African countries due to growing demand and the resilience of apples to the lack of market infrastructure in these countries.

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South African apple exports in 2021 will increase to 510,000 tonnes, up 2% from the previous year's expected result, EastFruit reports, citing a forecast by the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS USDA). Analysts attribute the increase in export supplies to the expected increase in the production of these fruits in South Africa and an increase in demand from key buyers of these products. Thus, the apple harvest in the country next season, according to preliminary data, will also grow by 2% to 960 thousand tons due to the expansion of production areas and good weather conditions observed in South Africa this year. In addition, a campaign continues in the country to uproot old unproductive plantations and replace them with more efficient varieties. The key regions for the sale of South African apples are Africa (46% of total exports), Asia (25%) and the EU (19%), but the UK remains the main country for exporters, which bought about 13% of the total volume of products supplied ...

Source: Eastfruit