Which countries are the most competitive in the export of six key fruit and vegetable products is assessed in a recent report by the French ministry for agriculture, FranceAgriMer.
Cauliflower and broccoli, tomatoes, salad, strawberries, peaches and nectarines, and apples are the categories analysed in the annually updated publication, which assesses key components such as production potential, soil, climate and macroeconomic context. It monitors the strengths and weaknesses of the world’s various fruit and vegetables sectors.
Published last month and drawing on comprehensive fruit and vegetable data from 2013, the 2014 edition rankings are:
Cauliflower & broccoli
1 France
2 Italy
3 UK
4 Germany
5 Spain
6 Belgium
7 Poland
Salad
1 Belgium
2 Netherlands
3 France
4 Germany
5 Italy
6 Spain
Tomato
1 Netherlands
2 Spain
3 France, Belgium (TIE)
5 Germany
6 Poland
7 Turkey
8 Morocco
9 Italy
Strawberry
1 Spain
2 Poland
3 Belgium
4 France
5 Italy
6 Germany
7 Morocco
8 Netherlands
Peach & nectarine
1 Spain
2 Italy
3 France
4 Greece
5 Turkey
Apple
1 New Zealand
2 Italy
3 Chile
4 Belgium
5 South Africa
6 US
7 France
8 Netherlands
9 Poland
10 Germany
11 China
12 Turkey
To find out more about these rankings read the report (in French) here.
Source: FranceAgriMer
Book 2014 Études économiques fruits, légumes et pommes de terre réalisées et/ou financées par FranceAgriMer
Veille Concurrentielle Internationale Fruits et Légumes Pilotée et financée par FranceAgriMer Réalisée par Agrex Consulting