Apple exports fell by 60% in the first four months

Brazilian fresh apple exports decreased from January to April, according to data from the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex). The volume retreated 60% compared to last year’s same period, totaling only 23,860 tonnes. Revenue fell 63% in the same comparison period, totaling US$ 16.74 million (FOB).

According to the producers consulted by Hortifruti/Cepea, the number and revenue of exports fell because of the reduction in crop yields in the 2021/22 harvest (estimated at 30%) and increased production in competing countries like South Africa and New Zealand. It is also worth mentioning that trading with Russia, one major buyer of Brazilian apples, is now hard to pursue.

See below the track record of Brazilian apple exports in the months of 2021 and 2022 that recorded such shipments. The data below was provided by Datamar’s service DataLiner.

Brazilian Apple Exports | Jan 2021 – Mar 2022 | WTMT

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

Exports are expected to continue until the end of the first semester, with no significant recovery expected until then.

Main destinations

The main destinations for Brazilian apple exports in 2022 so far were: Bangladesh, which absorbed 52% of the total volume exported by Brazil in the period; India, with 37%, and Ireland, with 4%. It is important to remember that, in the same period last year, Russia ranked third and with even greater participation than that Ireland.

Sources: Notícias Agrícolas

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