And again the South African export of fresh fruit has increased. After the strong growth from 2020 to 2021 of more than 10%, 3% more was exported this year. In total, this concerns 4.20 million against 4.07 million tons in 2021 and another 3.64 million tons in 2020. In 2015 and 2016 that was still 3.00 million tons. With a share of 22%, the Netherlands is by far the most important buyer of fresh fruit from South Africa. In recent years, exports to the Netherlands have kept pace with the total. In total, exports to the Netherlands will amount to 0.93 million tonnes this year. That is 3% more than last year's 0.90 million tonnes.
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And again the South African export of fresh fruit has increased. After the strong growth from 2020 to 2021 of more than 10%, 3% more was exported this year. In total, this concerns 4.20 million against 4.07 million tons in 2021 and another 3.64 million tons in 2020. In 2015 and 2016 that was still 3.00 million tons. With a share of 22%, the Netherlands is by far the most important buyer of fresh fruit from South Africa. In recent years, exports to the Netherlands have kept pace with the total. In total, exports to the Netherlands will amount to 0.93 million tonnes this year. That is 3% more than last year's 0.90 million tonnes. South African fruit exports to all EU countries together have remained the same at a level of almost 1.3 million tonnes. In particular, (direct) deliveries to Italy and Spain have fallen sharply. After the EU, Southeast Asia is the second region for the sale of South African fruit. This year, exports there will continue to grow by 7% to more than 0.8 ...
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