date:Mar 07, 2014
rchases valued at 9.14 million Euro; 285% more than in 2012. The United States was the largest supplier (86.3%) and another 10.5% was imported from Germany, according to data provided by Icex.
Last year, Almeria's dried fruit sector harvested 6,600 tonnes of almonds, which meant a 25.7% reduction in production volumes; nevertheless, this drop led to prices increasing by up to 66% (1.7 Euro/kilo), to levels twice as high as the average of the past five years. Consequently, the total value of the