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 145 Chile 115 China 3048 Consumer Staples 805 European Union 878 Mode - Containerized 1524 Mode - Seaborne 1845 Thailand 145 Vietnam 412

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 ($588 million) and...

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