The 26 percent total increase in imports since 2011 has been driven by notable increases in imports from Turkey and North African countries. 56 Imports from Turkey have risen 5 percent annually
since 2011, while imports from Egypt, Algeria and Morocco have grown at annual rates of 10 percent, 9 percent and 5 percent, respectively (see Figure 25).
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE IMPORTS HAVE GROWN RAPIDLY IN THE EU SINCE 2011, DRIVEN BY HIGH GROWTH FROM TURKEY AND NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES
+2%
26
22
CAGR 2011-2021
Specialty crop export partners of Europe [millions tons]
20
69%
65%
62%
Other
+ 1%
Algeria
+1% +9% +10%
USA
5% 6% 3% 4%
6% 7% 4% 4%
4% 2% 4% 5%
Egypt
South Africa
+5% +5%
Morocco
7%
7%
8%
Turkey
+5%
8%
10%
9%
Costa Rica
+3%
2011
2016
2021
0.9 [1%]
2.2 [5%]
USA
Primary import flows of specialty crop to Europe
Turkey
1.8 [5%] Morocco
Fruit & vegetables imported into EU [million tons] [CaGr since 2011]
1.1 [10%]
Egypt
0.04 [9%]
2.3 [3%]
Algeria
Costa Rica
1.4 [5%]
South Africa
Source: Eurostat, Roland Berger Figure 25: Fruit and vegetable imports to Europe since 2011 [million tons; percent] 56 EU trade since 1999 by SITC | Eurostat
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