In 2012, apples and bananas were the varieties of fruit sold in the largest quantities in the Swiss foodstuff trade. In total 63,363 tons of apples and 56,760 tons of bananas passed over the counters, as mentioned by the German Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI) on its website. With that, both fruit varieties had a share of about 32% of the total fruit sales, which in 2012 amounted to 382,628 tons.
Whilst the list of conventionally grown fruit was led by apples (63,316 tons) in favour of bananas (43,139 tons), with organic fruit this was the other way round (13,621 tons of bananas / 4,047 tons of apples). Of all organic fruit sold 24% were bananas.
Of conventionally grown fruit, the top 10 were furthermore supplemented by oranges, mandarins, grapes, nectarines, pears, melons, strawberries and pineapple. Apples, lemons, oranges, pears, strawberries, kiwi's, melons, grapes and mandarins followed the organic fruit.
Whilst the list of conventionally grown fruit was led by apples (63,316 tons) in favour of bananas (43,139 tons), with organic fruit this was the other way round (13,621 tons of bananas / 4,047 tons of apples). Of all organic fruit sold 24% were bananas.
Of conventionally grown fruit, the top 10 were furthermore supplemented by oranges, mandarins, grapes, nectarines, pears, melons, strawberries and pineapple. Apples, lemons, oranges, pears, strawberries, kiwi's, melons, grapes and mandarins followed the organic fruit.
