date:Mar 11, 2014
percent in 2012) and citrus constituted 26.4 percent of fruit imports (up from 25.6 percent in 2012). Volume of imported citrus reached 1.63 million MT (3.6 percent increase compared to 2012) or $1.62 billion in value. Shipments of bananas grew up to 1.32 million MT (5.14 percent growth) or $985 million in value. Volume of imported apples was 1.32 million MT (3.2 percent growth) or $774 million. The average cost of imported citrus and bananas grew slightly, but the price of apples decreased. In