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The EU and major world players in fruit and vegetable trade
Story Date: 8/1/2012
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Source: EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 7/12
This MAP provides a statistical snapshot on trade developments in fruit and vegetables of the EU and selected key partners (Russia, Turkey and China). Over the last decade the EU has been constantly recording a trade deficit in fresh and processed fruit and vegetables, totalling to € 9.8 billion in 2011. However, a closer look at the balance reveals that this figure is mainly due to a deficit in trade in the fruit sector, and particularly in tropical fruit. In contrast, trade in vegetables, both fresh and processed, is rather balanced.
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