Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 2/27/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** E24037

E24037

**European Union**

**Trade data - Multiple commodities only**

**EU Imports & Exports of Fruit, Nuts & Vegetables - CY 2002**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Christine Strossman

U.S. Mission to the European Union, Brussels

**Prepared by:**

Hilde Brans

**Report Highlights:**

Total EU imports of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables from the
U.S. amounted to 772,496 MT in 2002, a 7.5% decrease compared to 2001.
Despite the decrease in volume, the value increased by 3.6% from 1.13
billion US dollars to 1.17 billion US dollars.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

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**EU IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF FRESH AND PROCESSED FRUITS, NUTS &
VEGETABLES**

**CALENDAR YEAR 2002**

**TOTAL EU TRADE**

The EU is a net importer of fresh and processed fruits, nuts and
vegetables. In calendar year 2002, total EU imports of **fresh fruits
and vegetables** (HS codes 07 + 08) amounted to 14.7 million MT, with a
value of 11.2 billion U.S. dollars. Total EU exports amounted to 6.4
million MT, with a value of 3.6 billion U.S. dollars. The main importing
member states of fresh produce are Belgium (2.5 million MT), U.K. (2.4
million MT), Netherlands (2.2 million MT), Germany (1.9 million MT),
Spain (1.5 million MT), France (1.4 million MT) and Italy (1.4 million
MT). The main exporting member states of fresh produce are Netherlands
(1.8 million MT), Spain (1.2 million MT) and France (1.1 million MT).

Imports from only eight countries represent 50% of the EU's total import
volume of fresh produce: Thailand (1.6 million MT -- mainly manioc),
South Africa (973,978 MT --mainly oranges, grapes and apples), Costa
Rica (901,364 MT -- mainly bananas and pineapples), Ecuador (880,175 MT
-- mainly bananas), Turkey (835,306 MT -- mainly hazelnuts and
sultanas), Colombia (685,514 MT -- mainly bananas), Argentina (646,229
MT -- mainly lemons and pears) and U.S. (641,964 MT -- see US/EU trade
section). Ranked in value (1,000 US dollars), the U.S. comes first with
1 billion USD, followed by Turkey (0.97 billion USD) and South Africa
(0.84 billion USD).

Total EU imports of **processed fruits and vegetables** (HS code 20 -
incl. fruit juices) totaled 3.8 million MT, with a value of 3.2 billion
U.S. dollars. Total EU exports of processed fruits and vegetables
totaled 2.4 million MT, with a value of 2.3 billion U.S. dollars. The
main importing member states of processed fruits and vegetables are
Netherlands (1 million MT) and Germany (1 million MT). The main
exporting member states are Italy (796,112 MT) and Spain (469,363 MT).

Processed fruits and vegetables were mainly imported from Brazil
(823,649 MT -- mainly orange juice), China (473,100 MT -- mainly
tomatoes, asparagus and apple juice), Turkey (315,064 MT -- mainly
cucumbers, nuts and sweet peppers), Thailand (275,345 MT -- mainly
pineapples and sweet corn), Poland (263,499 MT -- mainly apple juice)
and U.S. (176,177 MT -- see US/EU trade section).

+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| **EU-15   |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| TOTAL     |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| IMPORTS & |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| EXPORTS   |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| OF FRESH  |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| FRUITS &  |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| VEG       |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| ETABLES** |          |          |   |           |         |          |
|           |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| **(HS     |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| Chapters  |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| 07 +      |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| 08)**     |          |          |   |           |         |          |
|           |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| **MAIN    |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| ORIGINS & |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| DES       |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| TINATIONS |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| (ranked   |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| by        |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| volume)** |          |          |   |           |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| **        |          |          |   | **        |         |          |
| IMPORTS** |          |          |   | EXPORTS** |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| **JANUARY |          |          |   | **JANUARY |         |          |
| --        |          |          |   | --        |         |          |
| DECEMBER  |          |          |   | DECEMBER  |         |          |
| 2002**    |          |          |   | 2002**    |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| *         | **MT**   | **1,000  |   | **Dest    | **MT**  | **1,000  |
| *Origin** |          | USD**    |   | ination** |         | USD**    |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Thailand  | 1 565    | 173 009  |   | Russia    | 768 868 | 367 743  |
|           | 882      |          |   |           |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| South     | 973 978  | 842 998  |   | Poland    | 727 503 | 377 533  |
| Africa    |          |          |   |           |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Costa     | 901 364  | 645 212  |   | Sw        | 484 988 | 539 543  |
| Rica      |          |          |   | itzerland |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Ecuador   | 880 175  | 514 295  |   | Czech     | 448 019 | 212 392  |
|           |          |          |   | Rep.      |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Turkey    | 835 306  | 972 485  |   | India     | 382 484 | 63 915   |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Colombia  | 685 514  | 410 771  |   | Algeria   | 238 289 | 100 185  |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Argentina | 646 229  | 432 274  |   | Norway    | 229 957 | 212 401  |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| U.S.      | 641 964  | 1 002    |   | U.S.      | 193 318 | 326 158  |
|           |          | 018      |   |           |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Morocco   | 600 526  | 568 386  |   | Hungary   | 193 287 | 98 538   |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| New       | 651 523  | 500 925  |   | Egypt     | 189 779 | 48 075   |
| Zealand   |          |          |   |           |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| World     | 14 697   | 11 154   |   | World     | 6 417   | 3 623    |
|           | 541      | 634      |   |           | 814     | 740      |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+

+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| **EU-15   |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| TOTAL     |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| IMPORTS & |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| EXPORTS   |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| OF        |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| PROCESSED |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| FRUITS &  |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| V         |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| EGETABLES |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| (HS       |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| Chapter   |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| 20)**     |          |          |   |           |         |          |
|           |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| **MAIN    |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| ORIGINS & |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| DES       |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| TINATIONS |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| (ranked   |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| by        |          |          |   |           |         |          |
| volume)** |          |          |   |           |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| **        |          |          |   | **        |         |          |
| IMPORTS** |          |          |   | EXPORTS** |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| **JANUARY |          |          |   | **JANUARY |         |          |
| --        |          |          |   | --        |         |          |
| DECEMBER  |          |          |   | DECEMBER  |         |          |
| 2002**    |          |          |   | 2002**    |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| *         | **MT**   | **1,000  |   | **Dest    | **MT**  | **1,000  |
| *Origin** |          | USD**    |   | ination** |         | USD**    |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Brazil    | 823 649  | 673 763  |   | U.S.      | 469 600 | 558 979  |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| China     | 473 100  | 338 969  |   | Japan     | 147 979 | 150 093  |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Turkey    | 315 064  | 373 226  |   | Russia    | 141 818 | 142 643  |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Thailand  | 275 345  | 203 869  |   | Saudi     | 110 274 | 89 196   |
|           |          |          |   | Arabia    |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Poland    | 263 499  | 211 040  |   | Sw        | 106 507 | 136 410  |
|           |          |          |   | itzerland |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| U.S.      | 176 177  | 181 636  |   | Canada    | 74 854  | 79 228   |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Hungary   | 147 820  | 109 345  |   | Libya     | 72 044  | 69 989   |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Sw        | 132 688  | 52 209   |   | Poland    | 65 215  | 52 026   |
| itzerland |          |          |   |           |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| South     | 114 873  | 92 915   |   | Nigeria   | 59 425  | 51 403   |
| Africa    |          |          |   |           |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| Kenya     | 93 085   | 76 657   |   | Czech     | 59 108  | 44 074   |
|           |          |          |   | Rep.      |         |          |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+
| World     | 3 783    | 3 179    |   | World     | 2 374   | 2 312    |
|           | 631      | 469      |   |           | 894     | 360      |
+-----------+----------+----------+---+-----------+---------+----------+

**US-EU TRADE**

+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| **TOP-10 EU     |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| FRESH &         |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| PROCESSED       |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| FRUITS AND      |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| VEGETABLES**    |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
|                 |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| **IMPORTS AND   |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| EXPORTS FROM    |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| AND TO THE      |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| U.S.**          |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
|                 |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| **JANUARY --    |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| DECEMBER 2002   |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| TRADE WITH THE  |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| U.S. (RANKED BY |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| VOLUME)**       |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| **EU TOP-10     |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| IMPORTS FROM    |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| THE U.S.**      |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| **HS CODE**     |   | **PRODUCT**          | * |             | * |           |
|                 |   |                      | * |             | * |           |
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|                 |   |                      | * |             |   |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0802 12 90      |   | Almonds, shelled     | 1 |             | 3 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 3 |             | 5 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 2 |             | 9 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 7 |             | 7 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 0 |             | 7 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 1 |             | 9 |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0805 40 00      |   | Grapefruit (fresh)   | 1 |             | 7 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 1 |             | 0 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 4 |             | 0 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 5 |             | 2 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 6 |             | 8 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 5 |             |   |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 2009 11 11 thru |   | Orange juice         | 6 |             | 4 |           |
| 2009 19 98      |   |                      | 7 |             | 7 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 5 |             | 8 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 0 |             | 9 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 0 |             | 5 |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0806 20         |   | Grapes (dried)       | 4 |             | 5 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 3 |             | 5 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 5 |             | 2 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 6 |             | 9 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 2 |             | 7 |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 2009 20 11 thru |   | Grapefruit juice     | 4 |             | 3 |           |
| 2009 29 99      |   |                      | 1 |             | 2 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 7 |             | 8 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 2 |             | 7 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 3 |             | 0 |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0713 40 00      |   | Lentils              | 3 |             | 1 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 5 |             | 4 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 8 |             | 2 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 8 |             | 4 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 0 |             | 6 |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0802 31 00      |   | Walnuts, in shell    | 3 |             | 6 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 4 |             | 2 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 2 |             | 8 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 1 |             | 3 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 5 |             | 0 |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0813 20 00      |   | Prunes               | 2 |             | 6 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 8 |             | 2 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 9 |             | 9 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 3 |             | 5 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 3 |             | 3 |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0713 33 90      |   | Kidney beans (dried) | 2 |             | 1 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 4 |             | 2 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 4 |             | 9 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 0 |             | 3 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 4 |             | 2 |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0808 10 90      |   | Apples (fresh)       | 2 |             | 2 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 3 |             | 4 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 2 |             | 1 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 9 |             | 9 |           |
|                 |   |                      | 7 |             | 9 |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
|                 |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| **EU TOP-10     |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| EXPORTS TO THE  |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
| U.S.**          |   |                      |   |             |   |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| **HS CODE**     | * |                      |   | **VOLUME**  |   | **VALUE** |
|                 | * |                      |   |             |   |           |
|                 | P |                      |   | **(Metric   |   | **(1,000  |
|                 | R |                      |   | Tons)**     |   | USD)**    |
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|                 | * |                      |   |             |   |           |
+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 2002            | T |                      |   | 106 118     |   | 50 296    |
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+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 2005 70 10      | O |                      |   | 98 233      |   | 182 879   |
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+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 2009 79 19      | A |                      |   | 58 620      |   | 53 226    |
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+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0805 20 10      | C |                      |   | 44 859      |   | 52 352    |
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+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 2005 90 50      | A |                      |   | 36 493      |   | 55 406    |
|                 | r |                      |   |             |   |           |
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+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0702            | T |                      |   | 35 519      |   | 67 697    |
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+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0709 60 10      | P |                      |   | 31 599      |   | 77 705    |
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+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 0805 50 10      | L |                      |   | 21 524      |   | 12 122    |
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+-----------------+---+----------------------+---+-------------+---+-----------+
| 2003 10 30      | M |                      |   | 21 076      |   | 22 151    |
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Total EU imports of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables from the
U.S. amounted to 772,496 MT in 2002, a 7.5% decrease compared to 2001.
Despite the decrease in volume, the value increased by 3.6% from 1.13
billion U.S. dollars in 2001 to 1.17 billion U.S. dollars in 2002. The
U.S.' main competitors are mainly countries which benefit from
preferential import duties under the EU's Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP), ACP countries and countries that concluded trade
agreements with the EU.

The top-10 list of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables imported
from the U.S. remains practically unchanged. It consists of exactly the
same products as in 2001 but in a slightly different order. Imports of
only four products increased in volume compared to 2001: shelled almonds
(+6%), fresh grapefruit (+6%), grapefruit juice (+13%) and lentils
(+11%).

EU exports of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables to the U.S.
amounted to 636,583 MT in 2002, up 1.2% compared to 2001 while the value
increased by 8.6% from 803 million U.S. dollars to 860 million U.S.
dollars.

Canned peaches disappeared from the top-10 list of products exported
from the EU to the U.S. and fresh lemons entered. Olives moved to the
second place in favor of processed tomatoes. Exports of clementines were
almost halved compared to 2001 due to the medfly crisis in 2002.

**IMPORTS**

+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| **EU-15 IMPORTS |       |       |      |         |         |       |
| FROM THE U.S.,  |       |       |      |         |         |       |
| MAIN            |       |       |      |         |         |       |
| CATEGORIES**    |       |       |      |         |         |       |
|                 |       |       |      |         |         |       |
| **JANUARY --    |       |       |      |         |         |       |
| DECEMBER 2002** |       |       |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| **Category**    | **V   |       |      | **Value |         |       |
|                 | olume |       |      | (1,000  |         |       |
|                 | (M    |       |      | USD)**  |         |       |
|                 | etric |       |      |         |         |       |
|                 | T     |       |      |         |         |       |
|                 | ons** |       |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
|                 | **2   | **2   | **%  | *       | *       | **%   |
|                 | 002** | 001** | chan | *2002** | *2001** | cha   |
|                 |       |       | ge** |         |         | nge** |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| Fresh           | 12    | 14    | -17  | 16 084  | 17 919  | -10   |
| vegetables      | 249   | 751   |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| Frozen          | 4 313 | 10    | -59  | 5 642   | 17 189  | -67   |
| vegetables      |       | 568   |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| Dried           | 115   | 158   | -27  | 104 433 | 115 985 | -10   |
| vegetables      | 523   | 095   |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| Processed       | 24425 | 22    | +8   | 37 687  | 34 011  | +11   |
| vegetables      |       | 542   |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| Fresh fruit     | 183   | 183   | 0    | 171 129 | 157 491 | +9    |
|                 | 474   | 862   |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| Fresh nuts      | 203   | 192   | +6   | 563 178 | 504 249 | +12   |
|                 | 763   | 236   |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| Dried fruit     | 73    | 79    | -7   | 123 223 | 131 829 | -7    |
|                 | 518   | 128   |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| F               | 4 643 | 4 757 | -2   | 4 752   | 5 509   | -14   |
| rozen/preserved |       |       |      |         |         |       |
| fruit           |       |       |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| Processed fruit | 19    | 20    | -6   | 37 007  | 38 692  | -4    |
| & nuts          | 064   | 238   |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| Fruit juices    | 131   | 149   | -12  | 107 780 | 107 535 | 0     |
|                 | 524   | 021   |      |         |         |       |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+
| **Total**       | **772 | **835 | **   | **1 170 | **1 130 | *     |
|                 | 496** | 198** | -8** | 915**   | 409**   | *+4** |
+-----------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------+

**Fresh vegetables:** major products exported from the U.S. to the EU
within this category are chilled sweet corn (3,900 MT), onions (2,410
MT) and garlic (1,395 MT). The most significant drop in this category
was noted for lettuce: 275 MT in 2002 compared to 2,079 MT in 2001
(-87%).

**Frozen vegetables:** EU imports of the two major products within this
category dropped sharply in 2002. Imports of frozen potatoes went from
4,554 MT to 750 MT (-84%) and sweet corn went from 4,720 MT to 2,807 MT
(-41%).

**Dried vegetables:** main products within this category are lentils
(35,880 MT), kidney beans (24,404 MT) and onions (9,542 MT). The most
significant drop in volume (-62%) was noted for kidney beans.

**Processed vegetables:** the major product within this category is
sweet corn which saw its volume increase with 38%, from 10,291 MT in
2001 to 14,227 MT in 2002.

**Fresh fruit:** grapefruit (114,565 MT), apples (23,297 MT) and table
grapes (14,270 MT) are the main products within this category. Imports
of grapefruit increased by 4% while imports of fresh apples decreased by
25%.

**Fresh nuts:** major products within this category are almonds (132,701
MT), walnuts (40,460 MT) and pistachios (21,425 MT).

**Dried fruit:** main products within this category are dried grapes
(43,562 MT) and prunes (28,933 MT). EU imports of prunes from the U.S.
decreased by 10% while EU imports from Chile, with whom the EU concluded
an Association Agreement, increased by 21%.

**Fruit juices:** major products within this category are orange juice
(67,500 MT) and grapefruit juice (41,723 MT). Compared to 2001, EU
imports of orange juice from the U.S. decreased by 25% in 2002.

**EXPORTS**

+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| **EU-15 EXPORTS  |        |        |      |        |        |      |
| TO THE U.S.,     |        |        |      |        |        |      |
| MAIN             |        |        |      |        |        |      |
| CATEGORIES**     |        |        |      |        |        |      |
|                  |        |        |      |        |        |      |
| **JANUARY --     |        |        |      |        |        |      |
| DECEMBER 2002**  |        |        |      |        |        |      |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| **Category**     | **     |        |      | *      |        |      |
|                  | Volume |        |      | *Value |        |      |
|                  | (      |        |      | (1,000 |        |      |
|                  | Metric |        |      | USD)** |        |      |
|                  | Tons** |        |      |        |        |      |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
|                  | **     | **     | **%  | **     | **     | **%  |
|                  | 2002** | 2001** | chan | 2002** | 2001** | chan |
|                  |        |        | ge** |        |        | ge** |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| Fresh vegetables | 80 271 | 79 039 | +2   | 169    | 152    | +12  |
|                  |        |        |      | 574    | 032    |      |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| Frozen           | 13 853 | 10 241 | +35  | 13 382 | 9 681  | +39  |
| vegetables       |        |        |      |        |        |      |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| Dried vegetables | 4 890  | 3 883  | +26  | 14 386 | 12 957 | +11  |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| Processed        | 338    | 308    | +10  | 414    | 365    | +15  |
| vegetables       | 750    | 105    |      | 661    | 039    |      |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| Fresh fruit      | 60 629 | 93 774 | -35  | 68 589 | 93 456 | -36  |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| Fresh nuts       | 3 857  | 4 059  | -5   | 12 534 | 11 958 | +6   |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| Dried fruit      | 1 024  | 859    | +19  | 20 153 | 16 017 | +14  |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| Frozen/preserved | 5 365  | 2 166  | +148 | 7 502  | 3 120  | +133 |
| fruit            |        |        |      |        |        |      |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| Processed fruit  | 58 047 | 64 182 | -10  | 65 450 | 67 520 | -2   |
| & nuts           |        |        |      |        |        |      |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| Fruit juices     | 69 897 | 62 531 | +12  | 73 678 | 71 035 | +10  |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+
| **Total**        | **636  | **628  | **   | **859  | **802  | **   |
|                  | 583**  | 839**  | +1** | 909**  | 815**  | +7** |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+--------+--------+------+

Source: Eurostat

Average exchange rate 2002: 1 Euro = 0.944905 USD

Average exchange rate 2001: 1 Euro = 0.895580 USD

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**Related reports from USEU Brussels:**

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  **Report Number**                                            **Title**                            **Date Released**

  E23064                                                       Fruit & Vegetables - Overview of EU  5/2/2003
                                                               subsidy programs                     

  E24021                                                       EU Fruit & Vegetables Regime --      2/9/2004
                                                               Simplified Rules                     

  E22104                                                       Fruit & Vegetables - CY 2001         11/12/2002
                                                               Statistics                           

  These reports can be accessed through our website                                                 
  [www.useu.be/agri](http://www.useu.be/agri) or through the                                        
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  <http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/attacherep/default.asp>.                                        
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