The largest importing countries are 'Philippines, the United States, Chile' in the order of avocado, kiwi, and melon

Published 2021년 1월 19일

Tridge summary

Fruit imports in Korea have been on a decline for the second year in a row, reaching their lowest level since 2014 at 770,050 tons in 2020. This is due to the impact of the Corona 19 pandemic and a sluggish local crop of major imported fruits. The majority of the imports were bananas from the Philippines and oranges from the United States and Australia. The total imports decreased by 2.6% from 2019, largely due to a decrease in banana and orange imports. However, imports of other fruits such as avocados, kiwi, and melon are on the rise. The signing of 11 FTAs over the past 10 years has significantly affected the domestic agriculture and the fruit market.

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Original content

[Korea Rural Newspaper Reporter Kim Gwan-tae and Kim Gyeong-wook] In 2018, imports peaked at 890,000 tons and turned to a decline for the second consecutive year. It was found that the amount of fruit imports recorded 770,050 tons last year, for the second year in a row, due to the decrease in trade volume caused by Corona 19 and the sluggish local crop of major imported fruits. In terms of imported volume alone, it is the lowest since 2014. However, as major imported fruits are coming in from countries that have had no or insignificant import performance since the conclusion of the FTA, the changes in the domestic fruit market need to be observed. Therefore, focusing on the import and export trade statistics of the Korea Customs Service, we looked at the changes in the imported fruit market, which has changed due to the FTA signing over the past 10 years, along with the major import and export trends of last year. According to the import and export trade statistics of the Korea ...

Source: Agrinet