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The European Union is reducing its citrus imports

Published Dec 24, 2022

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South Africa exported 598,334 T of citrus fruits to the EU between last January and September, i.e. 4.8% less than in 2021 1.44 million tonnes of citrus fruits were imported by the Union European Union (EU) from third countries between January and September of the current year, a decrease of 8.8% compared to the same period of 2021, communicated the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and power (MAP). According to the efeagro website, the latest report on the strengthening of the monitoring of citrus imports by the EU indicated that the decline in citrus imports is also 6.2% lower than the average of the last five years.

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South Africa exported 598,334 T of citrus fruits to the EU between January and September, i.e. 4.8% less than in 2021 1.44 million tonnes of citrus fruits were imported by the European Union (EU) from third countries between January and September of the current year, a decrease of 8.8% compared to the same period of 2021, communicated the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAP). According to the efeagro website, the latest report on the strengthening of the monitoring of citrus imports by the EU indicated that the decline in citrus imports is also 6.2% lower than the average of the last five years. The main citrus supplier to the EU (outside the EU) is South Africa, with 598,334 tonnes between January and September last, 4.8% less than in the first 9 months of 2021. South Africa is followed by Egypt (237,797 T, 29.3%), Turkey (160,774 T, +22.5%), Argentina (142,061 T, +10.6%), Morocco (125 685 T, +1.3%) and Israel (66,902 T, +1.2%). 560,803 tons of oranges were able to ...
Source: Agrimaroc
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