The pear harvest in South Africa has been reasonably stable in last decade, but over the last few years there has been a small increase. In the past year, the export was around 180,000 tonnes, almost the same as in 2011, but slightly less than in 2010. The trend of less sales heading toward EU countries and more going to the rest of the world is also evident in apples.
Holland is the most important buyer of South African pears by far, with an amount of over 50,000 tonnes in 2012. It was considerably less than before: 60,000 tonnes. After Holland, but at a distance, comes the United Kingdom. The sales of South African apples in the UK has decreased further in 2012.
Russia is South Africa's third buyer. After a quick increase of the sales to this country the import decreased, but in 2012 there was a recovery again in 2012. The United Arab Emirates is the fourth buyer and a real growing market with an import from South Africa of over 10,000 tonnes. According to the South African export statistics the (direct) export to Germany isn't big, but the German import statistics indicate that the amounts are substantial. In 2012 it has been less, 16,000 tonnes compared to over 30,000 tonnes in 2009. This concerns fruit that has arrived in Germany through different ports in other EU countries (Holland).
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