Increase of +20.19% in the volume of products imported into Greece

Published 2024년 7월 11일

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Provisional data for January and February 2024 show a 20.19% increase in fruit and vegetable imports by Greece compared to the same period in 2023, totaling 128,964 tonnes. The imports were led by potatoes from Egypt, bananas from Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, onions from Egypt, India, and Austria, and apples from North Macedonia, Poland, and Serbia. Other significant imports included mushrooms, kiwis, peppers, and tomatoes. The Association of Greek Companies Exporting Fruit, Vegetables and Juices (Incofruit-Hellas) has expressed concern over the rise in imports from non-EU countries and is calling for EU trade agreements to include 'mirror clauses' to ensure equal standards and prevent unfair competition.

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Greece 07/11/2024 According to provisional data, over the period of January and February 2024, Greece imported 128,964 tonnes of fruits and vegetables, or +20.19% compared to the same period of 2023 (107,302 tonnes). The main imports were: .potatoes (63,467 tonnes, or +18.31%) from Egypt, but also from Cyprus and France .bananas (40,348 tonnes, or +6.6%), coming from Ecuador, Costa Rica and Guatemala .onions (4,421 tonnes, or +68.16%), coming from Egypt, but also from India and Austria .apples (3,888 tonnes of apples, or +236.04%) from North Macedonia, but also from Poland and Serbia .mushrooms (2,112 tonnes, or +8.87%), coming from Poland but also from Romania and Italy .kiwis (1,015 tonnes, or +957.3%), from Turkey, Iran and Italy .peppers (905 tonnes, or +39.5%), coming from the Netherlands but also from Turkey and North Macedonia .tomatoes (632 tonnes, or +206.8%), mainly coming from Türkiye. Incofruit-Hellas (Association of Greek Companies Exporting Fruit, Vegetables and ...

Source: Fructidor