Global: Who is the leader in the global vegetable trade? Trends and most successful export vegetables
Fruits
Vegetables
Published Jun 11, 2021
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Fruit crops account for 70% of the world's trade in fruit and vegetable products. And in the structure of the world fruit and vegetable trade, the trade in vegetables is less in comparison with the fruit segment. This means that fruits are global and vegetables are local.
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“Fruit crops account for 70% of the world trade in fruit and vegetable products. And in the structure of the world fruit and vegetable trade, the trade in vegetables is less in comparison with the fruit segment. This means that fruits are global and vegetables are local. And although the production of vegetables is larger, their assortment is quite large, however, vegetables are grown more for domestic consumption and their share of exports is always less than that of fruits, ”notes Katerina Zvereva, UN FAO International Consultant, Head of the International Information and Analytical Platform East-Fruit .com, during the Eastern European Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables online conference. The event is organized by the international platform EastFruit with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In the overall picture of the world vegetable trade, the absolute leaders are tomato, ...
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