Early fruit and vegetables exports grow 16% up to April

In world exports of early fruits and vegetables reached 60000 tons (MT) until April, which represents 16% growth compared with same period last year, a press release the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries announced on Tuesday.

Early fruit and vegetable production was 1.8Mn MT from the beginning of the current crop growing year, that is 13% increase over the same period last year and 29% increase compared to the average production over the past five years. Citrus fruit exports fell 5%, as only 488 000 million tons were exported.

Citrus fruits also growing after the downward course, as soon as 1.1 million tons were produced, which represents 14% drop compared with last year and 12% decrease compared with the last five years.

With regard to grain growing areas, the Ministry noted that autumn grain growing area has decreased by 11% compared to same period last year to stand at 5 million hectares.

900 000 of the total area devoted to the hard wheat, 1.9 million ha for wheat and 2.2 million hectares are for barley, according to which the Ministry expects that the decline in cereal production will stand at 50Mn quintals.

Dams for agricultural use of global opportunities filling in 6,4 billion square meters, compared with 7 billion sq. m. for a similar period last year, the ministry said.