Fruits

Fresh fruits saw a slight in total volume terms over the review period and this continued into 2018. A key factor behind this has been the ongoing shift towards processed fruit and other types of packaged food, especially among younger consumers. ...

Over the forecast period, the number of premium grocery retailers is expected to increase, as retail brands target mid-sized cities and continue to transform their current sales points to target higher-income consumers. The offer of fresh products is...

A large country producing a wide range of fruits, China is over-supplied with domestic fruits. Meanwhile, novel and exotic imported fruits are gaining in popularity in the Chinese market. Amongst the most popular imported fruits at the end of the ...

Fruits are widely consumed in Spain but 2018 was a difficult year for producers of fresh fruits as the category declined in total volume terms. This was largely due to significant price hikes in many categories, with apples, Kiwi fruit and ...

Thailand is known for its tropical climate and is famous for its sheer abundance, variety and quality of tropical fruits, such as bananas, oranges, mangoes and pineapples. These local fruits are popular and preferred by local consumers due to their ...

Volume sales of fruits achieved a positive performance in both retail and foodservice channels in 2018. Similar to vegetables, local consumers have come to understand the importance of eating fruit on a daily basis, ensuring they consume their ...

Initial prospects were positive for fruit sales in 2018 due to signs of economic recovery, however the truck drivers’ crisis in May caused significant damage to volume sales of local fruits. The week-long strike impacted distribution of fresh food ...

Apples, banana, watermelons, pineapple and sapota are popular in India, and are usually available throughout the year. 2018 was a good year for many fruits because of decent production volumes, which prevented strong unit price increases in many ...

The overall rise in consumer health awareness and increased interest in seasonality continue to drive fruit consumption in France. Consumers’ priority of taste and the desire to experience new flavours, as well as demand for variety, have also ...

The fruits category is particularly concerned about Brexit as 90% of fruit is imported and mainly from the EU. Brexit could not only impact availability but also affordability. Britain’s exit from the EU is expected to create labour scarcity within ...

Fruits is one of the main fresh food categories, which the majority of Moroccans see as a necessity. The supply of different fruits in the local market remains very high and important and satisfies the purchasing power of local consumers from ...

Although imported fruits are increasingly popular in Vietnam, domestic fruits remain the most popular in this category. In fact, domestic fresh fruits in Vietnam are quite diverse and abundant. There is an abundant supply of banana, pomelo, ...

Imports of fruits from a number of countries were banned due to sanctions in the second half of 2014, and volume sales of fruits dropped sharply in 2014 and 2015. All fruits categories suffered at that stage. Later on, in 2017 and 2018, although ...

The Western Cape is still coming out of the worst drought it has experienced in 300 years. Rainfall has been lower than the average for three consecutive years and throughout 2017 and 2018 there was fear that Cape Town would see the arrival of Day ...

Growing health awareness among United Arab Emirates consumers is driving the growth of fruits. Interest in more exotic products such as cherries, cranberries/blueberries and strawberries has increased significantly, especially among upper- and ...

Spanning nearly all geographic regions and a wide array of crop varieties, 2017 was in many ways a disastrous year due to volatility in the weather, with enormous negative repercussions for the US fruit industry. While the growing US trend toward ...

The rising demand for healthy food that can be consumed on the go is among the major contemporary trends in the Australian food industry. Fruit is particularly well suited to this demand trend and many types of fruit are portable, easy to eat and ...

The fresh food industry experienced another year of positive growth in 2017, driven by volume growth in emerging regions of Asia Pacific and Middle East and Africa. Overall, volume growth has been supported by a positive performance in all ...

Overall, fruits in Germany continues to be a very mature and saturated category within fresh food, also meaning very high per capita consumption. It is therefore unsurprising that during the review period total volume sales remained almost unchanged,...