Ukraine is losing its position in the Singapore fresh apple market

This was reported by east-fruit.com. "Among European suppliers, Ukraine is also ahead of Serbia and Croatia in terms of apple supplies to Singapore. At the same time, Croatia has not previously supplied apples to the Singapore market, and Serbia has increased exports by one and a half times in 2021, "the statement said. The largest volumes of European apples in this country in the ASEAN region were exported by France and Italy - 1.9 and 0.7 thousand tons, respectively. Thus, Ukraine ranked only fifth among the largest European suppliers of apples to Singapore. "After a sharp increase in apple imports in 2020, in 2021 we saw a downward trend in apple supplies to this country, despite relatively low apple prices in the region. At the same time, all major exporters of apples to the Singapore market, namely China, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States, have reduced supplies. Apple imports from the United States fell the most, by 40%, ”said Andriy Yarmak, an economist with ...