Iran became the largest supplier of kiwi to Ukraine in 2021

The total volume of kiwi imports to Ukraine for 11 months of 2021 reached 16.4 thousand tons. Thus, for the first time, the average consumption of kiwi in Ukraine will exceed 400 grams per capita per year. "The average consumption of kiwi in Ukraine is lower than the average, but is gradually catching up against the background of rising incomes and growing interest in a healthy lifestyle. However, kiwi consumption in other countries is also growing. Now the average consumption of kiwi per capita It is considered to be about 600 grams per year. The leader in the average per capita consumption of kiwi is not New Zealand, as many think, but Greece. The average resident of this country consumes up to 14-15 kg of kiwi annually. in the countries where this fruit is grown, "explains Andriy Yarmak, an economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). By the way, Greece has traditionally been the largest supplier of fresh kiwi to the Ukrainian market, but in ...