date:Feb 29, 2016
Netherlands, which stand third and fourth in the ranking, did not actually change much, with shipments totalling 40,000 tonnes. For the Netherlands, this was also a sharp decline. This put consequently an end to a long-term positive trend. Moreover, exports to other EU countries dropped even more considerably than those going to the Netherlands. Last year, exports of Chilean apples to the EU fell to slightly more than 100,000 tonnes. Ten years ago, this was still double. Initially, Asia and Nort