USA depends on fruit&vegetable imports more..

USDA informs, due to the increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables in the USA, its imports are increasing by high rates; imports have already exceeded exports twice as much. In 1990-92 the average annual volumes of fruit&vegetable imports totaled to $2.7 billion; in 2004-06 the imports increased up to $7.9 billion. The average annual vegetable imports reached $1.8 billion in 2004-06, fruits imports were worth to $2.5 billion.Mexico and Canada are the largest suppliers of vegetables to the USA; almost 83% of the total imports are allocated to these countries. The main imported products are tomatoes, cucumbers and bell pepper. The volumes of imported bananas are the largest; Colombia, Ecuador, Costa-Rika, Honduras and Guatemala supply these products.So the dependence of the USA on the imports of fresh fruits and vegetables increases year by year. The influence of this factor to fruit&vegetable business of Russia and Ukraine, the created opportunities will be covered in the presentations focused on the global fruit&vegetable market during the CIS largest fruit&vegetable conferences: "Fruits&Vegetable Business of Russia 2007. Wealth of New Opportunities" and "Fruits and Vegetables of Ukraine 2007. Meeting New Leader".
Source: lol.org.ua
Publication date: 9/25/2007