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German import of fresh fruit and vegetables also significantly lower in July

Fruits
Vegetables
Germany
Published Sep 22, 2022

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In July the German import of fresh fruit and vegetables again lagged considerably behind the same month in the past year. In July this year, imports remained at 681,000 tons against 801,000 tons in July 2021. That was 15% or 120,000 tons less than in July 2021. This means that the drop in imports in July was even more sharp than in the first half of the year. . Over the first 7 months of this year, German imports of fresh fruit and vegetables lagged 12% compared to the first 7 months of 2021.

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In July, the German import of fresh fruit and vegetables again lagged considerably behind the same month last year. In July this year, imports remained at 681,000 tons against 801,000 tons in July 2021. That was 15% or 120,000 tons less than in July 2021. This means that the drop in imports in July was even more sharp than in the first half of the year. . Over the first 7 months of this year, German imports of fresh fruit and vegetables lagged 12% behind those in the first 7 months of 2021. Compared to the same period in 2020, the negative difference was even greater. In value terms, imports in July were also smaller than in July last year, i.e. 7.65 against 7.80 billion euros. The average import price in the first seven months of this year was more than 10% higher than in the same months of 2021 , according to an analysis of Fruit & Vegetable Facts. From the Netherlands 10% less in July and even 20% less in the first 7 months. The import of fresh fruit and vegetables from all 5 ...
Source: AGF
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