Bangladesh becomes the third largest apple importer in the world

Published 2020년 12월 18일

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Bangladesh has emerged as the world's third-largest importer of apples, with 271,000 tons imported in the 2019-2020 period, according to the USDA. This places Bangladesh behind Russia and the EU, with Mexico and Egypt following as the fourth and fifth largest importers. The country's apple consumption reached 5.94 million tons, which is 5% of global imports. This surge in apple imports is attributed to increasing purchasing power and growing health consciousness in the country. However, the attempt to cultivate apples domestically has not been successful due to Bangladesh's high temperatures and short winter.

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Bangladesh has become the third largest importer of apples in the world, due to an increasing purchasing capacity and growing health awareness in the country. It imported 271,000 tons of apples in 2019-20, the fourth largest import in the world after Russia and the EU, according to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released earlier this week. Mexico and Egypt are the fourth and fifth apple importer after Bangladesh, which consumes 5.94 million tons of apples, which is 5% of global imports, the report found. Until 2016, consumers in Bangladesh were reluctant to eat apples, among other things, for fear of contamination with a toxic chemical known as formalin. The fear subsided after the government said no formalin had been found in fruits and vegetables. ...

Source: AGF