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Exports up
By Wayne Prowse , Fresh Intelligence Consulting
Australian summerfruit exports have increased 15 % in the season to March 2016 ( 97.5 % of 2015 / 16 season ) achieving 14,144 tonnes worth $ 47.5m . Overall unit values were 10 % higher at $ 3.36 per kg compared to the same period last year .
Table 1 : Summerfruit Key Measures EXPORTS YTD Chg LY Volume ( tonnes ) 14,144 14 % Value ( M AUD ) 47.47 26 % $ per kg $ 3.36 10 %
Source : World Trade Atlas ; Fresh Intelligence analysis
Trade to Hong Kong accounted for 45 per cent of the trade to date ( table 3 ) and Middle East markets accounted for 31 % of trade to date . Significant increases off low bases are seen in other markets such as Malaysia , Indonesia and India .
Table 2 . Summerfruit export by type ( Jul to Mar ) EXPORTS Tonnes Share Change Peach & Nectarine 9.940 70 % 17 % Plums 3,604 25 % 8 % Apricots 600 4 % 21 % TOTAL 14,144 100 % 15 %
Source : World Trade Atlas ; Fresh Intelligence analysis
Peaches and nectarines accounted for 70 % of the trade and increased 17 %. Apricots increased 21 % for their season share of season
97.5 %
mostly to Middle East markets . Plums are now 8 % higher to date .
March 2016 export results were
30 % higher
than March last year .
Table 3 . Summerfruit Exports by Market ( Jul to Mar ) MARKET Tonnes Chg LY Share Hong Kong 6,362 7 % 45 % UAE 2,728 13 % 19.3 % Singapore 1,886 10 % 13.3 % Saudi Arabia 878 93 % 6.2 % Malaysia 698 30 % 4.9 % Kuwait 416 57 % 2.9 % Qatar 220 78 % 1.6 % Indonesia 191 99 % 1.4 % Thailand 115 13 % 0.8 % New Caldonia 113 0 % 0.8 % Bahrain 97 28 % 0.7 % India 84 1114 % 0.6 % Taiwan 61 -54 % 0.4 % Canada 59 -3 % 0.4 % Oman 48 ++ 0.3 % all other 356 2.5 % TOTAL 14,144 15 % 100 %
Source : World Trade Atlas ; Fresh Intelligence analysis
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