China has been the largest global exporter of fresh apples for two years in a row, supplying more than 1 million tons to foreign markets. Apple exports from China in 2021 increased by 2% and reached 1.08 million tons.
Still, China’s apple export volumes are far from the record levels of 2016-2017. At that time, China steadily exported more than 1.3 million tons of apples annually, and a record volume of 1.35 million tons was exported from China in 2016. This was followed by a decline in exports due to growing competition in global markets and growing domestic demand for apples in China itself.
In 2021, Vietnam became the largest apple importer from China for the first time. China exported more than 180,000 tons of fresh apples to Vietnam, 13% more than in 2020.
Source: east-fruit.com