Last year apples and bananas were the most sold fruits in Switzerland, reports the German website Gabot.de. Tomatoes and carrots were the most popular vegetables.
In vegetables, the consumers most often bought tomatoes. People in Switzerland bought 49,497 tonnes of them last year. This was followed by carrots (42,144 tonnes) and onions (20,601 tonnes) as the most sold vegetables. As far as sales value is concerned tomatoes were in first place (254 million Swiss franc, around 209 million Euro), followed by carrots (100 million Swiss francs, around 82 million Euro) and peppers (93 million Swiss francs, around 76 million Euro). The organic share in vegetables is at 9% for vegetables and is especially high in carrots (17%) and field lettuce (20%).
