The Major Tropical Fruit Preliminary Market Results publication is produced every year using provisional estimates to provide timely first insights into recent market developments. It complements the Major Tropical Fruit Market Review, which is issued on an annual basis to Members and Observers of the Sub-Group on Tropical Fruits of the Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and Tropical Fruits and offers a comprehensive overview of previous year developments in major tropical fruit trade.
2021 developments at a glance
- Aggregate world trade expanded by an estimated 8 percent in 2021, reaching a record volume of USD 10.5 billion in constant 2014-2016 dollar terms
- Ample global supplies of major tropical fruits from the major production zones, including a recovery in global supplies of pineapples, drove export growth in 2021
- Substantial rises in the costs of inputs and transport, alongside the global shortage in refrigerated containers, exerted pressure on prices and margins along the value chain
- Developments by commodity:
- Global exports of mango, guava and mangosteen rose to an estimated 2.3 million tonnes in 2021, an increase of 3 percent from 2020
- Global pineapple exports grew to an estimated 3.3 million tonnes in 2021, corresponding to a 7 percent expansion from 2020
- Global exports of avocado rose by an estimated 11 percent in 2021, to 2.5 million tonnes
- Global exports of papayas grew by an estimated 8 percent in 2021, to 380 000 tonnes
- Indicative average wholesale prices in the United States displayed a tendency to increase for most major tropicalfruits, with the exception of pineapples, whose average wholesale prices remained at a low level amid strong pressure along the value chain.
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Source: fao.org
