Recently, the southern hemisphere fresh fruit export association (shaffe) held a video conference to analyze the fruit export situation of its members since 2015.
In terms of export volume, the overall export of shaffe has increased by 4% annually since 2015. South Africa is the country with the highest fruit production among shaffe members, and its export leading edge is also growing. In the past five years, South Africa's fruit export has increased at a rate of 7% per year, with the largest increase concentrated in 2019, from 3.15 million tons in 2018 to nearly 4 million tons in the next year. With the exception of South Africa, Peru has the highest growth rate of fruit export since 2015, with an increase of 9% in five years. The main increase is concentrated in 2018, followed by Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Chile, with an increase of 6%, 5%, 4% and 2% respectively. Argentina's fruit export volume was basically the same as that of five years ago, while Uruguay's was down 12%.
In terms of export volume, the total export volume of the association has increased by 7% year by year in the past five years. Chile is still in the lead among shaffe members. Except for the decline in export volume in 2016, the rest have increased year by year. In the past five years, it has increased from slightly higher than US $3.5 billion to nearly US $4.5 billion, with an average annual growth of 7%, which is in line with the overall level of the association. South Africa's export growth is small, but it has remained the second largest export volume for five years. Among the members of the association, Peru has the fastest growth in export volume, with an average annual growth of 19% since 2015, and the total volume has increased by about twice as much as five years ago, followed by Australia, with an average annual growth of 13%. In the past five years, the fruit exports of New Zealand, Brazil and South Africa have increased by 9%, 5% and 1% respectively, while those of Argentina and Uruguay have decreased by 1% and 17% respectively.
