Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 1/22/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** FR4005

FR4005

**France**

**Kiwifruit**

**Annual Report**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Besa L. Kotati

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Xavier Audran

**Report Highlights:**

Preliminary data show that France MY 2003 French kiwifruit production
will be 10 percent higher than previous MY, at 80,000 MT. The drought
and heat wave in the summer of 2003 had a significant impact on fruit
size with average calibers 10 percent down. Trade is expected to remain
high, both in exports and imports. There is no significant trade between
France and the United States. Prices are also expected to remain strong.
The French kiwifruit sector has launched a massive 1 million € per year
generic promotional campaign over the next three years, with ads on TV,
to boost consumption of kiwifruit. This campaign is partly funded by the
European Union. French kiwifruit producers are worried by the growth of
the Chinese kiwifruit production, which could compete with them on Asian
markets.

Includes PSD Changes: Yes

Includes Trade Matrix: Yes

Annual Report

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  PSD Table                                                                         

  Country        France                                                             

  Commodity      Kiwifruit                                    (HA)(MT)              

                 2001        Revised    2002       Estimate   2003       Forecast   UOM

                 USDA        Post       USDA       Post       USDA       Post       
                 Official    Estimate   Official   Estimate   Official   Estimate   
                 \[Old\]     \[New\]    \[Old\]    \[New\]    \[Old\]    \[New\]    

  Market Year                10/2001               10/2002               10/2003    MM/YYYY
  Begin                                                                             

  Bearing Area   4250        4200       4250       4226       0          4230       (HA)

  Non-Bearing    250         250        250        250        0          250        (HA)
  Area                                                                              

  TOTAL Area     4500        4450       4500       4476       0          4480       (HA)
  Planted                                                                           

  TOTAL Area     4250        4250       4250       4250       0          4250       (HA)
  Harvested                                                                         

  TOTAL          74000       79048      76000      73271      0          80000      (MT)
  Production                                                                        

  Imports        32652       33063      31500      40164      0          35000      (MT)

  TOTAL SUPPLY   106652      112111     107500     113435     0          115000     (MT)

  Exports        28769       29155      29500      29346      0          33000      (MT)

  Domestic       77883       82956      78000      84089      0          82000      (MT)
  Consumption                                                                       

  TOTAL          106652      112111     107500     113435     0          115000     (MT)
  DISTRIBUTION                                                                      
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  **Export Trade                                             
  Matrix**                                                   

  **Country**            France                              

  **Commodity**          Kiwifruit                           

  Time Period            Oct-Sept       Units:               MT

  Exports for:           2001                                **2002**

  U.S.                   36             U.S.                 18

  Others                                Others               

  Spain                  10964          Spain                13326

  Germany                6186           Germany              5175

  Belgium                3755           Belgium              3809

  Netherlands            3436           Netherlands          2126

  Canada                 736            Taiwan               1193

  Taiwan                 711            Portugal             667

  Hong Kong              477            Canada               518

  United Kingdom         456            United Kingdom       503

  Portugal               410            Hong Kong            439

  Italy                  364            Australia            291

  Total for Others       27495                               28047

  Others not Listed      1624                                1281

  Grand Total            29155                               29346
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  **Import Trade                                            
  Matrix**                                                  

  **Country**            France                             

  **Commodity**          Kiwifruit                          

  Time Period            Oct-Sept       Units:              MT

  Imports for:           2001                               **2002**

  U.S.                   2              U.S.                0

  Others                                Others              

  New Zealand            12560          Italy               15349

  Italy                  11079          New Zealand         11239

  Chile                  5021           Chile               5997

  Spain                  1452           Netherlands         2394

  Belgium                1369           Spain               1779

  Greece                 809            Belgium             1445

  Netherlands            405            Greece              651

  Costa Rica             109            Turkey              489

                                        Germany             389

                                        South Africa        279

  Total for Others       32804                              40011

  Others not Listed      257                                153

  Grand Total            33063                              40164
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