Worldwide production of fruits and vegetables increased by 9.4%
According to data provided by Bonn's Agricultural Information Service Market (AMI), the world's frui…According to data provided by Bonn's Agricultural Information Service Market (AMI), the world's fruits and vegetables production during 2013 amounted to 1.74 billion tons, 9.4% more than in 2012 when the production amounted to 1.59 billion tons.
In 2013, 950 million tons, of the total production, were vegetables and 790 million were fruits; while in 2012 860 million tons were vegetables 730 million were fruits.
According to AMI, the European Union's fruit harvest increased by almost 7% in 2013 (2013-2014), with a total of 37 million tons. The vegetable harvest is expected to increase nearly 2% over the previous year, to approximately 63 million tons.
"Spain's market share increased slightly, while the Italian market share decreased a little. The market share of the other European Union fresh vegetable suppliers remained stable. The Netherlands and Spain are the major supplying countries, followed by France and Belgium," said AMI.