China Fruit Boom Leaves Out Europe But Tastes, Not Logistics, May Be To Blame — Panjiva
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China Fruit Boom Leaves Out Europe But Tastes, Not Logistics, May Be To Blame

Ags - Fruit/Veg 146 Chile 115 China 3053 Consumer Staples 807 European Union 882 Mode - Containerized 1525 Mode - Seaborne 1846 Thailand 145 Vietnam 414

The potential for fruit exports from the EU to China is being held back by shipping capacity according to industry sources. There’s plenty of new reefer investment in the industry, but it may not be being attracted to the right routes. Chinese fruit imports grew 9% in the 12 months to November 30 to reach $6.2 billion. EU suppliers only achieved a 2% market share combined of those imports, vs. Thailand at 18% and Chile at 17%. That may reflect what is being supplied – i.e. local tastes – rather than logistics. The largest import lines in China were lychees from Vietnam ($5...

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