U.S. fig import surges 13% to $6.1M in April 2023

U.S. Fig Imports Fig imports into the United States surged to 1.9K tons in April 2023, picking up by 27% against the month before. In general, imports posted slight growth. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in October 2022 with an increase of 97% m-o-m. In value terms, fig imports rose sharply to $6.1M (IndexBox estimates) in April 2023. Overall, imports showed a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in October 2022 with an increase of 87% against the previous month. Over the period under review, imports hit record highs in April 2023. Imports by Country In April 2023, Turkey (1.6K tons) constituted the largest supplier of fig to the United States, accounting for a 84% share of total imports. Moreover, fig imports from Turkey exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest supplier, Mexico (184 tons), ninefold. The third position in this ranking was held by Chile (41 tons), with a 2.1% share. From April 2022 to April 2023, the ...