Singapore in 2021 sharply reduced apple imports and did not import anything from Ukraine

According to EastFruit analysts, Singapore sharply reduced the volume of apple imports in 2021, despite the lower price level for them. For the first time in recent years, Ukraine is not among the suppliers of fresh apples to Singapore. In the first three quarters of 2021, this Asian country imported 27.2 thousand tons of fresh apples - 17% or 5.4 thousand tons less than in the same period in 2020. At the same time, imports fell from all five largest supplying countries: China, New Zealand, South Africa, the United States and France. Particularly interesting is that China, which had surplus stocks of apples and offered them at a record low price during the first nine months of 2021, also reduced their exports to Singapore. We published a detailed analysis of the Chinese apple market in 2021 in the article: “High stocks, low prices, pessimistic expectations”. Against this background, the sharp increase in apple imports to Singapore from Turkey and Italy attracts attention. Turkey ...